Project Gutenberg 2025-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 1795 O'Flaherty, Liam 1896 1984 O'Flaithbheartaigh, Liam Ó Flaithearta, Liam O Flaithearta, Liam 25018355 The informer $aNew York, NY :$bAlfred A. Knopf, $c1925. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Informer_(novel) Winner of the 1925 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Brian Raiter "The Informer" by Liam O'Flaherty is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in Dublin and revolves around Francis Joseph McPhillip, a fugitive who has committed murder and is now hiding from the authorities. The book delves into themes of guilt, loyalty, and the moral complexities of revolutionary actions during a turbulent political period in Ireland. The opening of the novel introduces us to McPhillip as he nervously navigates the streets of Dublin, reflecting on his recent violent past. He is depicted as a desperate yet insightful character, as he assesses the surroundings while evading capture. Interactions with the various down-trodden inhabitants of a lodging house reveal the grim atmosphere of despair and survival during a time of socio-political unrest. Through vivid descriptions, O'Flaherty paints a stark picture of McPhillip's world—one filled with both palpable danger and ethical dilemmas, setting the stage for a tense narrative about the personal costs of revolution and betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/informer01ofla 20250307043715oflaherty 1925 US en Ireland -- Fiction Suspense fiction PR Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Fiction 453259 2025-03-10T20:00:39.059790 text/html 428791 2025-03-10T19:13:19 text/html 439991 2025-03-10T20:00:56.248692 application/epub+zip 439633 2025-03-10T20:00:46.643733 application/epub+zip 278089 2025-03-10T20:00:41.699793 application/epub+zip 718702 2025-03-10T20:01:05.057677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 695286 2025-03-10T20:00:55.851708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431412 2025-03-10T20:00:38.464823 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 411730 2025-03-10T19:13:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 3749 2025-03-10T20:01:05.187656 application/rdf+xml 10758 2025-03-10T20:00:46.303763 image/jpeg 2046 2025-03-10T20:00:46.208744 image/jpeg 440171 2025-03-10T20:00:39.103790 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