Project Gutenberg 2013-07-30 Public domain in the USA. 108 Sinclair, Catherine 1800 1864 Modern Flirtations: A Novel Produced by Robert Cicconetti and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Modern Flirtations: A Novel" by Catherine Sinclair is a fictional narrative likely written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around characters from various walks of life, touching on themes of romance, social dynamics, and moral dilemmas. Central to the plot are Sir Arthur Dunbar, a retired admiral grappling with the complexities of family and society, and his young relative, Louis De Crespigny, who embodies the light-hearted but reckless spirit of youthful flirtations and social intrigues. The opening of the novel sets a vivid scene a world filled with social commentary and rich character interactions. It begins with Sir Arthur looking bemused at a newspaper announcement celebrating his life, sparking a humorous dialogue with his nephew Louis about fame and reputation. Sinclair cleverly introduces the themes of reputation, societal expectations, and familial ties through the dynamics between Sir Arthur and Louis, alongside hints of darker plots involving love and murder that unfold later in the narrative. The complex relationships and societal observations promise a rich exploration of both personal and moral conflicts as the characters navigate their ambitions and desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43358/43358-h/images/cover.jpg en Christian life -- Fiction Love stories Sisters -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction Mate selection -- Fiction Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Uncles -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Harrogate (England) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1181447 1181339 2024-09-18T08:08:54.853083 2023-09-19T04:20:18.054396 text/html text/html 1178870 2016-05-28T14:48:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 577791 2016-05-28T14:48:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 559343 2024-09-18T08:09:05.843015 application/epub+zip 579684 2024-09-18T08:08:55.978066 application/epub+zip 512312 2024-09-18T08:08:55.438106 application/epub+zip 908613 2024-09-18T08:09:14.503992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 842787 2024-09-18T08:09:05.093024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 775699 2022-09-19T18:29:11.473411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1139729 1139515 2024-09-18T08:08:53.401065 2023-09-19T04:20:16.486322 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1139371 2016-05-28T14:48:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 437010 2016-05-28T14:48:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1139362 2016-05-28T14:48:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 436965 2016-05-28T14:48:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22502 2024-09-18T08:09:14.649953 application/rdf+xml 22356 2024-09-18T08:08:55.537036 image/jpeg 2723 2024-09-18T08:08:55.487064 image/jpeg 596028 2024-09-18T08:08:54.965090 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