Project Gutenberg 2006-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 158 Pearce, Charles Edward 1924 Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Michael Ciesielski, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Madame Flirt" by Charles Edward Pearce is a romance novel written in the early 20th century. The story appears to weave a tale steeped in the culture and vibrancy of London's historical setting, specifically around the infamous character of Lavinia Fenton, a street singer with dreams of a better life. The narrative hints at Lavinia's trials as she navigates her ambitions, her interactions with notable figures of the time, and the complexities of love and rivalry, particularly concerning her mother's control over her life. The opening of the novel introduces us to a lively scene at the Maiden Head Inn in St. Giles, where a group of men, including the poet John Gay and Lord Bolingbroke, are captivated by the singing of a young woman named Lavinia. Their admiration for her talent leads to discussions about her potential, and Gay's intention to help her escape her difficult circumstances becomes evident. As Lavinia finds herself in a tense confrontation with a rival, Sally Salisbury, the characters around her reveal the chaotic and often dangerous world she inhabits amidst the backdrop of 18th-century London. This setting promises an exploration of Lavinia's journey from humble beginnings to her aspirations for fame and love, against the odds presented by both her family and the society around her. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fenton, Lavinia, 1708-1760 -- Fiction Ballad opera -- Fiction PR Text Opera Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 490926 490927 2024-10-08T08:34:23.489835 2023-09-08T10:03:39.905092 text/html text/html 498736 2006-06-10T07:07:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 189392 2006-06-10T07:07:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 273878 2024-10-08T08:34:34.161759 application/epub+zip 278076 2024-10-08T08:34:27.399807 application/epub+zip 274582 2024-10-08T08:34:25.540838 application/epub+zip 492893 2024-10-08T08:34:39.356218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451112 2024-10-08T08:34:33.180783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425890 2022-09-09T04:22:56.711363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454807 454702 2024-10-08T08:34:22.116840 2023-09-08T10:03:38.684105 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 454759 2006-06-10T07:07:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 180240 2006-06-10T07:07:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 454751 2006-06-10T07:07:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180207 2006-06-10T07:07:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21706 2024-10-08T08:34:39.632219 application/rdf+xml 13382 2024-10-08T08:34:26.449791 image/jpeg 3449 2024-10-08T08:34:26.005797 image/jpeg 257542 2024-10-08T08:34:23.533846 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog