TY - BOOK AU - Warden,Florence TI - Scheherazade: a London night's entertainment AV - PR PY - 2023/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - English fiction -- 19th century N1 - Release date is 2023-12-18; an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer; Originally published; London: Ward And Downey, Publishers, 1889 N2 - "Scheherazade: A London Night's Entertainment" by Florence Warden is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of London, the story follows a group of young subalterns from the army, focusing on their dynamic interactions and romantic pursuits, particularly revolving around the mysterious character of Nouna, a young girl with a unique heritage. Warden's narrative intertwines themes of love, ambition, and the allure of the exotic, inviting readers into a world where the mundane meets the extraordinary. At the start of the novel, readers meet three young officers — Clarence Massey, Dicky Wood, and George Lauriston — as they leave a dinner hosted by an old major in their regiment. The men engage in light-hearted banter about love and the merits of Irish versus English men, which soon transitions into a fascination with a mysterious girl, Nouna, observed in a shop window. As the first chapter unfolds, Massey and Wood are spellbound by Nouna's beauty and discuss their intentions to learn more about her. The narrative establishes an intriguing tension, setting the stage for Lauriston's unexpected encounter with Nouna, which lays the foundation for unraveling her complex background and the entanglements of their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://archive.org/details/22609247.2273.emory.edu UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72450 ER -