The City of Pleasure
Download or Read eBook The City of Pleasure PDF written by Arnold Bennett and published by Bell & Cockburn, [190-?]. This book was released on 1907 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Arnold Bennett |
| Publisher | : Bell & Cockburn, [190-?] |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 1907 |
| ISBN-10 | : HARVARD:HWIJPN |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (PN Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The City of Pleasure by : Arnold Bennett
Book excerpt: The remarkable City of Pleasure is the background for a story of mystery, romance, humour and numerous complications. The dour, uninteresting, but rich Josephus Ilam finances Charles Carpentaria's dream amusement park, which in addition to all of the usual attractions has a concert hall, theatres, and an art gallery. They go up in a balloon, but Ilam is not amused and a business disagreement results. However, Illam is not all he seems -- late one night Carpentaria sees him with something draped in black upon his back. Shots are fired, rope ladders used, poison administered, and...
