Publisher's Synopsis
Frank Frankfort Moore (1855-1931) was an Irish dramatist, biographer, novelist and poet born in Limerick. He worked as a journalist on the staff of the Belfast Newsletter from 1876-92 before gaining fame as a novelist. He produced nearly 70 works of fiction in the course of his career, including adventure novels, sea stories and historical fiction, some with Irish themes. His greatest success came with The Jessamy Bride (1897), a novel about the final years of Oliver Goldsmith which became the year's bestseller. This work published in 1913 is a companion to The Jessamy Bride, revolving around Fanny Burney and her circle, and appearing under the title of "Fanny's First Novel" in the UK.
