Mischievous Maid Faynie by Laura Jean Libbey

"Mischievous Maid Faynie" by Laura Jean Libbey is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story largely revolves around themes of love, betrayal, and the social dynamics between different classes in society, particularly focusing on the character Faynie, an heiress caught in a web of deceit and misfortune. At the start of the narrative, the harsh weather reflects the turmoil in the lives of the main characters. We meet two cousins, Clinton Kendale, a handsome but reckless actor, and Lester Armstrong, a humble assistant cashier, as they navigate their respective struggles. Kendale is desperate for money and resorts to manipulating Lester, whose feelings for the lovely Faynie are complicated by the appearance of conflict when she is forced into an impending marriage against her will. The tragic twist of fate leads to a series of harrowing events that thrusts Faynie into a dark situation, igniting the central drama of the story. The opening creates a captivating backdrop for examining the complexities of love and ambition against societal expectations, setting the stage for the drama that unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Libbey, Laura Jean, 1862-1924
Title Mischievous Maid Faynie
Credits E-text prepared by Steven desJardins and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders
Reading Level Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Love stories
Subject Impostors and imposture -- Fiction
Subject Adventure stories
Subject Dime novels
Category Text
eBook-No. 13740
Release Date
Last Update Oct 28, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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