""Casting of Nets"" is a novel written by Richard Bagot that was first published in 1891. The story is set in the late 19th century and follows the lives of a group of British expatriates living in Rome, Italy. The main character, Sir John Mardale, is a wealthy and successful businessman who has retired to Rome with his wife and daughter. Mardale becomes involved in a passionate love affair with a beautiful and mysterious woman named Constance Lisle,...