Orczy, Baroness: Castles in the Air (1921); v1; 2 Nov 2019
 

Ratichon, the unscrupulous opportunist, scuffling to make a dubious living in the Restoration Bourbon France of 1816-7, tells these entertaining tales in his own words...

1: A Roland for His Oliver
2: A Fool's Paradise
3: On the Brink
4: Carissimo
5: The Toys
6: Honour Among―
7: An Over-Sensitive Heart

"In very truth my good friend Ratichon is an unblushing liar, thief, a forger— anything you will; his vanity is past belief, his scruples are non-existent. How he escaped a convict settlement it is difficult to imagine..."
Baroness Orczy.