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Title: The Flyers

Note: Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Etext produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks, and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
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Summary: "The Flyers" by George Barr McCutcheon is a romantic novel written during the early 20th century. The story begins at the Faraway Country Club, where an array of affluent characters mingle amid a biting spring drizzle, each harboring their own secrets and romantic entanglements. The central character, Joe Dauntless, is deeply in love with Eleanor Thursdale, but finds himself embroiled in a complicated web of societal expectations, particularly with Eleanor's mother setting her sights on a wealthy English suitor, Windomshire. The opening portion of the novel sets the stage for a dramatic love story filled with tension and intrigue. As the night unfolds at the club, Dauntless wrestles with his feelings of despair over impending competition for Eleanor's affection. Meanwhile, Eleanor is clandestinely attempting to escape the societal confines placed upon her, culminating in a secret rendezvous with Dauntless, who becomes their only hope for happiness against the backdrop of societal pressures and misunderstandings. The dynamic between these characters hints at the comedic and romantic misadventures that are to come, illustrating themes of love, class, and the quest for true happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: McCutcheon, George Barr, 1866-1928

EBook No.: 5848

Published: Jun 1, 2004

Downloads: 106

Language: English

Subject: Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: The Flyers

Note: Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Etext produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks, and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
HTML file produced by David Widger

Summary: "The Flyers" by George Barr McCutcheon is a romantic novel written during the early 20th century. The story begins at the Faraway Country Club, where an array of affluent characters mingle amid a biting spring drizzle, each harboring their own secrets and romantic entanglements. The central character, Joe Dauntless, is deeply in love with Eleanor Thursdale, but finds himself embroiled in a complicated web of societal expectations, particularly with Eleanor's mother setting her sights on a wealthy English suitor, Windomshire. The opening portion of the novel sets the stage for a dramatic love story filled with tension and intrigue. As the night unfolds at the club, Dauntless wrestles with his feelings of despair over impending competition for Eleanor's affection. Meanwhile, Eleanor is clandestinely attempting to escape the societal confines placed upon her, culminating in a secret rendezvous with Dauntless, who becomes their only hope for happiness against the backdrop of societal pressures and misunderstandings. The dynamic between these characters hints at the comedic and romantic misadventures that are to come, illustrating themes of love, class, and the quest for true happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: McCutcheon, George Barr, 1866-1928

EBook No.: 5848

Published: Jun 1, 2004

Downloads: 106

Language: English

Subject: Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.