Spring Days

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, George, 1852-1933

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Spring Days" by George Moore is a novel written during the late 19th century. This work appears to delve into themes of family dynamics, social class, and personal relationships, centering on the Brookes family, particularly Mr. Brookes and his daughters, as they navigate their respective challenges and desires in life. The opening of the novel introduces us to various tensions within the Brookes household. We see Mr. Brookes, a father distressed by the behavior of his daughters, particularly their flirtations with unsuitable young men, such as the Measons. The characters are vividly portrayed, from the argumentative but spirited Maggie to the melancholic Grace, who yearns for a life beyond her father's rigid expectations. As conversations about love, family expectations, and societal roles unfold, readers are presented with a tableau of familial discord and the struggle for individual desires amidst parental authority-setting the stage for a complex exploration of personal and social dynamics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger

Notes:

Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2004-07-01