Publisher's Synopsis
In The Quarter by Robert W. Chambers is a novel set in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The story follows the lives of several characters, including a young artist named John Mayrant, his cousin Lee, and a mysterious woman named Madame Delphine. As John navigates the complex social hierarchy of the Quarter, he becomes embroiled in a love triangle with Lee and Madame Delphine. Meanwhile, a series of murders in the area adds an element of suspense to the story. The novel explores themes of love, betrayal, and the clash of cultures in a setting rich with history and tradition.Rex concealed a frown in the ample folds of the towel. It crossed his mind that the colonel might better have stayed and taken care of his own daughter. If he, Rex, had had a sister, would he have liked her to be on a Bavarian mountaintop in a company composed of a gamekeeper, the manager of a Paris theater and his wife, and a young person who was about to make her debut in opera-bouffe, and to have no better guardian than a roving young art student? Rex felt his unfitness for the post with a pang of compunction. Meantime he rubbed his head, and Monsieur Bordier talked tranquilly on. But between vexation and friction Gethryn lost the thread of Monsieur's remarks for a while.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
