Project Gutenberg 2016-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 221 Moore, Frank Frankfort 1855 1931 Moore, F. Frankfort (Frank Frankfort) Littlemore, F. Daireen. Complete Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "Daireen" by Frank Frankfort Moore is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Standish Macnamara, the heir to the once-illustrious Macnamara family in Munster, and his tumultuous relationship with his father, The Macnamara. As their dialogue reveals the remnants of ancestral pride and contrasting modern sensibilities, the plot unfolds with themes of love, identity, and the struggle against tradition, highlighted by Standish's affection for Daireen Gerald, a member of the upstart Gerald family. The opening of the novel introduces us to a strained father-son relationship through a humorous yet poignant exchange between The Macnamara and Standish. The Macnamara, eager to uphold his family's noble lineage, pressures Standish to pursue Daireen. However, Standish is torn between duty and his personal feelings, expressing disdain for the expectations placed upon him by his father and society. The narrative cleverly blends humor and pathos as The Macnamara’s pride and Standish's frustration ultimately set the stage for conflicts that promise to unfold, foreshadowing a deeper exploration of their characters and the societal norms surrounding them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 756875 2025-07-20T16:20:16.613864 text/html 767973 2024-10-23T00:27:32 text/html 1375091 2025-07-20T16:20:25.743776 application/epub+zip 1388958 2025-07-20T16:20:18.306871 application/epub+zip 385150 2025-07-20T16:20:17.278889 application/epub+zip 1520790 2025-07-20T16:20:31.235776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1491545 2025-07-20T16:20:24.706829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 734681 2022-09-23T16:59:14.788060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 641973 2025-07-20T16:20:15.201866 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 622260 2024-10-23T00:27:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17158 2025-07-20T16:20:31.368759 application/rdf+xml 13146 2025-07-20T16:20:17.456847 image/jpeg 2519 2025-07-20T16:20:17.366837 image/jpeg 4604262 2025-07-20T16:20:16.708837 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