Project Gutenberg 2009-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 83 Libbey, Laura Jean 1862 1924 Stillwell, Laura Jean Libbey Daisy Brooks; Or, A Perilous Love Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Daisy Brooks; Or, A Perilous Love" by Laura Jean Libbey is a romantic novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Daisy Brooks, a young girl with a humble background, and her tumultuous relationship with Rex Lyon, a wealthy young man, intertwined with themes of class disparity, jealousy, and love. As the characters navigate their challenges, the narrative showcases the trials faced by Daisy, especially from the haughty heiress Pluma Hurlhurst, whose relationship with Rex complicates matters. The opening of the novel sets an anxious tone, introducing the return of Basil Hurlhurst with his new bride on a stormy night at Whitestone Hall. Tension mounts as his daughter, Pluma, exhibits a fierce and rebellious nature towards her father's new wife—hinting at future conflicts. Meanwhile, Daisy Brooks is introduced as a hardworking girl living under the care of her Uncle John and Aunt Septima. The narrative quickly transitions to Daisy's first encounter with Rex, which blossoms despite the looming external pressures and social hierarchies that threaten their budding romance. The dramatic backdrop of both characters' circumstances foreshadows a struggle for love in the face of societal expectations and personal ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Love stories Adventure stories Dime novels PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 541919 541774 2024-10-13T04:07:55.772519 2023-09-13T09:07:09.038794 text/html text/html 569487 2009-09-29T23:24:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1285931 2024-10-13T04:08:07.338584 application/epub+zip 1298080 2024-10-13T04:07:59.888533 application/epub+zip 270630 2024-10-13T04:07:58.334496 application/epub+zip 1558323 2024-10-13T04:08:12.953450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1534772 2024-10-13T04:08:06.324478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487838 2022-09-14T04:41:22.588526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504428 2023-09-13T09:07:07.654736 text/plain 22278 2024-10-13T04:08:13.094409 application/rdf+xml 15277 2024-10-13T04:07:58.933507 image/jpeg 3810 2024-10-13T04:07:58.639506 image/jpeg 1269450 2024-10-13T04:07:55.845538 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 en.wikipedia