Destiny Bay (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
- First Published: 1928
- Type of Work: Short stories
- Type of Plot: Regional romance
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: Ireland
- Principal Characters: Sir Valentine MacFarlane, Jenepher, Kerry, James Carabine, Jenico Hamilton, Ann-Dolly, Patrick Herne, Cosimo, Anselo Loveridge
- Genres: Long fiction, Regional fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Twentieth century, Blindness or blind persons, Mistaken or secret identity, Boxing, Eccentrics or eccentricities, Ireland or Irish people, Gypsies
- Locales: Ireland
The Story:
Kerry’s uncle, Sir Valentine MacFarlane, lord of Destiny Bay, with his great fan-shaped red beard that came to his waist, was the courtliest and most hospitable of men. In twenty minutes, he had persuaded the old Duke of la Mentera and his grandson that he could not allow Spanish royalty to stay at the Widow McGinty’s village hotel when there was plenty of room at Destiny Bay. With the simplicity that comes with great age, the Duke said that his life had been full of many turnings; now he was on the last path, and he had come hoping to find a treasure chest, said...
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