Project Gutenberg 2014-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 141 Moore, Frank Frankfort 1855 1931 Moore, F. Frankfort (Frank Frankfort) Littlemore, F. Jellicoe, John 1842 1914 J. J. (John Jellicoe) Jellicoe, John Timothy A Nest of Linnets Produced by Shaun Pinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Nest of Linnets" by Frank Frankfort Moore is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the Linley family, particularly focusing on Elizabeth "Betsy" Linley, a gifted singer whose struggles with her artistic identity are at the center of the narrative. The opening chapters introduce Betsy and her father, Mr. Linley, who emphasizes the importance of her musical talent, while Betsy's emotional turmoil regarding her public performances and personal aspirations begins to unfold. At the start of the novel, Mr. Linley is teaching his daughter, Betsy, to sing, pushing her to connect deeply with her music, yet she feels overwhelmed by the burden of performing for an audience. Betsy’s excitement on the return of her brother Tom, who has spent years studying music in Italy, is quickly shadowed by her realization that his passion for music eclipses their familial bond. As the narrative progresses, it becomes clear that Betsy yearns for a normal life away from the intense scrutiny of the public, desiring to marry an older man, Mr. Long, to escape her singing career. This internal conflict between her artistic gifts and her need for emotional fulfillment sets the stage for the drama that unfolds throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels 723687 2025-08-19T05:28:33.768179 text/html 737419 2024-10-24T11:48:12 text/html 1845103 2025-08-19T05:28:42.696159 application/epub+zip 1853044 2025-08-19T05:28:35.204164 application/epub+zip 351993 2025-08-19T05:28:34.448162 application/epub+zip 2063550 2025-08-19T05:28:48.677093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1995712 2025-08-19T05:28:41.764152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496829 2022-09-21T12:27:28.198075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 653731 2025-08-19T05:28:32.278172 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 633796 2024-10-24T11:48:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16892 2025-08-19T05:28:48.818069 application/rdf+xml 12718 2025-08-19T05:28:34.550149 image/jpeg 1985 2025-08-19T05:28:34.501137 image/jpeg 1712261 2025-08-19T05:28:33.877159 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia