The Mystery of a Turkish Bath
In the Turkish bath of a grand but underpatronized hotel on the Hampshire coast, a handful of fashionable women invalids swap complaints and size up one another's figures. Into this hothouse comes a newcomer whose presence unsettles the regulars, and what begins as gossip among the hot rooms turns to talk of love, enchantment, premonitions and a dream that demands interpreting. Rita, the pen name of Eliza Humphreys, was a prolific and popular novelist of the 1880s and 1890s, and this short book shows her lighter side: a satire of spa culture and female vanity with an occult twist, told in fifteen brisk chapters named for the stages of the bath and the moods of its visitors. It is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, with the first chapter free.
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The Mystery of a Turkish Bath by Rita can be read online on Vinteuil, directly in your browser. The first chapter is free for everyone; the complete book is included in Vinteuil Reading ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) or yours forever for $2.99.
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Is The Mystery of a Turkish Bath in the public domain?
Yes. The Mystery of a Turkish Bath by Rita is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read The Mystery of a Turkish Bath?
About 1 h 59 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is The Mystery of a Turkish Bath?
The Mystery of a Turkish Bath by Rita is filed under "Children's Classics" in the Vinteuil library.
