A Masque of Beauty and The Beast by A. M. Buckton. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1900 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.

Excerpt from A Masque of Beauty and the Beast Properties for an indoor presentation: - Two screens, piano, low table, spinning wheel, low stool, couch, plain drapery for background. Two standard lamps at corners, shaded with red paper from audience; green and white fairy lights; laurel and juniper boughs to hide stems of lamps and form Beast's cave. Spears, bows, a spade, distaffs, garland of roses, bunches of barley. Bunch of com and of grapes for Beast. Pearls, strings of other beads, birds' feathers and wings. Women may be dressed in mediæval style; boys in caps and leather jerkins, laced on shoulders and up sides; all should be in stockinged feet, or sandals without heels. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Masque of Beauty and the Beast Three times we went abroad to search him out, Our rightful Prince; o'er hills and plains we roved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A thieving beauty. A glass rose. A monstrous curse. Among the glittering masks of Venice, is anything quite what it seems? Faustina is a beauty and a thief, not necessarily in that order. She doesn't believe in magic, just luck, and hers has run out. The last thing she needs is to get roped into a ridiculous revenge plot by her brother-especially when that brother is Giacomo Casanova, Venice's most notorious libertine. Benedetto Bellini has never been particularly lucky. The fact that he's under a beastly curse proves that. Now he's got a second problem, one that's washed up on his island in its undergarments and attempted to steal his silverware. He finds Faustina intriguing and infuriating in equal measure. And, thanks to the curse, he's stuck with her. Faustina doesn't know what to make of the sweet, shy and deeply irritating man holding her captive. Does he have something sinister in mind, or is he just trying to keep her safe? And why won't he take off his mask?

When Caralisa dances into the arms of a masked stranger, her life changes forever. Rumored to be a devil, Count of Samothrace is the most dangerous man Caralisa has ever met. And with a handsome nobleman also vying for her hand, Caralisa must make a decision that will affect not only her own life, but the future of her country.