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Frank Frankfort Moore

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Frank Frankfort Moore (1855–1931) was an Irish dramatist, biographer, novelist and poet. Born in Limerick, Ireland, Moore worked as a journalist (1876–92) before gaining fame as an author of fiction. Died at St. Leonard's, May 1931[1] .

Poetry

  • Flying from a Shadow
  • Dawn
  • The Discoverer

Novels

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Promotional poster for The Sale of a Soul.
  • The Silver Sickle (1890)
  • They Call it Love (1895)
  • The Sale of a Soul (1895)
  • Phyllis of Philistia (1895)
  • A Nest of Linnets (1901)
  • The Artful Miss Dill (1906)
  • Fanny's First Novel (1913)
  • The Hand and Dagger (1928)

Plays

  • A March Hare (1877)
  • Moth and Flame (1878)
  • Kitty Clive, Actress (1895)

Humour

  • The Lighter Side of English Life (1914)

Biography

  • The Life of Oliver Goldsmith (1910)


Notable Quotations

"He knew that to offer a man friendship when love is in his heart is like giving a loaf of bread to one who is dying of thirst." The Jessamy Bride

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  1. ^ Moore, Frank Frankfort (14/05/1931). "Distinguished Litterateur Dead". Limerick Chronicle. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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