At the Villa Rose Contributor(s): Mason, A. E. W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1544071574 ISBN-13: 9781544071572 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2017 |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - International Crime & Mystery |
Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" L (0.60 lbs) 200 pages |
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Publisher Description: It was Mr. Ricardo's habit as soon as the second week of August came round to travel to Aix-les-Bains, in Savoy, where for five or six weeks he lived pleasantly. He pretended to take the waters in the morning, he went for a ride in his motor-car in the afternoon, he dined at the Cercle in the evening, and spent an hour or two afterwards in the baccarat-rooms at the Villa des Fleurs. An enviable, smooth life without a doubt, and it is certain that his acquaintances envied him. At the same time, however, they laughed at him and, alas with some justice; for he was an exaggerated person. He was to be construed in the comparative. Everything in his life was a trifle overdone, from the fastidious arrangement of his neckties to the feminine nicety of his little dinner-parties. In age Mr. |
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