Project Gutenberg 2025-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 209 O'Flaherty, Liam 1896 1984 O'Flaithbheartaigh, Liam Ó Flaithearta, Liam O Flaithearta, Liam 25018355 The informer $aNew York, NY :$bAlfred A. Knopf, $c1925. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Informer_(novel) Winner of the 1925 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. Brian Raiter "The Informer" by Liam O'Flaherty is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in Dublin and revolves around Francis Joseph McPhillip, a fugitive who has committed murder and is now hiding from the authorities. The book delves into themes of guilt, loyalty, and the moral complexities of revolutionary actions during a turbulent political period in Ireland. The opening of the novel introduces us to McPhillip as he nervously navigates the streets of Dublin, reflecting on his recent violent past. He is depicted as a desperate yet insightful character, as he assesses the surroundings while evading capture. Interactions with the various down-trodden inhabitants of a lodging house reveal the grim atmosphere of despair and survival during a time of socio-political unrest. Through vivid descriptions, O'Flaherty paints a stark picture of McPhillip's world—one filled with both palpable danger and ethical dilemmas, setting the stage for a tense narrative about the personal costs of revolution and betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/informer01ofla 20250307043715oflaherty 1925 US Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Ireland -- Fiction Suspense fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 453379 2025-07-30T04:13:57.996563 text/html 428791 2025-03-10T19:13:19 text/html 440000 2025-07-30T04:14:03.597508 application/epub+zip 439653 2025-07-30T04:13:58.943576 application/epub+zip 278109 2025-07-30T04:13:58.427548 application/epub+zip 718746 2025-07-30T04:14:07.575545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 695338 2025-07-30T04:14:03.219516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431412 2025-07-30T04:13:57.415544 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 411730 2025-03-10T19:13:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16285 2025-07-30T04:14:07.718499 application/rdf+xml 10758 2025-07-30T04:13:58.616557 image/jpeg 2046 2025-07-30T04:13:58.523552 image/jpeg 440227 2025-07-30T04:13:58.036648 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