The emperor's candlesticks
- First published
- 1908
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Emperor's Candlesticks" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy is a historical novel published in 1899. Set in pre-World War I Europe and Russia, the story follows two spies who both attempt to use a pair of hollow imperial candlesticks to smuggle secret messages. When the candlesticks vanish at the border, a Russian anarchist idealist and a beautiful Tsarist agent race desperately to retrieve them, knowing their lives hang in the balance.
- Spy stories
- Vienna (Austria)
- Carnival
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #72374. The emperor's candlesticks on Wikipedia.
