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A Comedy of Elopement
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The short December day was drawing to its close; but, though the month was Decem ber, the temperature was not that which is usually associated with the season. Instead of.
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The short December day was drawing to its close; but, though the month was Decem ber, the temperature was not that which is usually associated with the season. Instead of.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
282 pages, Hardcover
Published February 21, 2018
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About the author
Christian Reid
70 books2 followersPen name used by Frances Christine Fisher Tiernan (July 5, 1846 – March 24, 1920), an American author who wrote more than 50 novels, most notably The Land of the Sky.
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January 8, 2022
The background of this story is in itself so interesting! The author was actually a woman but used a male pen name, as was the practice and published this story in 1893. What I find so fascinating is the setting in St. Augustine, Florida and the author was from North Carolina. The writing style is definately as some of the English female writers from earlier years!
Our heroine finds herself in a dilemma between two men. One, she cannot resist whenever she is around him and had agreed to elope, but he has no money. The other a rich man her mother wants her to marry, who she likes well enough when she does not see her other suitor! "It is not at all pleasant to want money and not have any."
She engages her young friend to tell her suitor she cannot elope with him..
"The impressionable girl of fifteen with her head full of romances found all of this thrilling beyond expression. A beautiful girl, a worldly mother, two ardent suitors, an elopement planned- what could any romance furnish better?"
The story takes off from there and does not stop until the end!! Fast paced and enchanting is all I can say and the narrator does a great job! Not to be missed!
Our heroine finds herself in a dilemma between two men. One, she cannot resist whenever she is around him and had agreed to elope, but he has no money. The other a rich man her mother wants her to marry, who she likes well enough when she does not see her other suitor! "It is not at all pleasant to want money and not have any."
She engages her young friend to tell her suitor she cannot elope with him..
"The impressionable girl of fifteen with her head full of romances found all of this thrilling beyond expression. A beautiful girl, a worldly mother, two ardent suitors, an elopement planned- what could any romance furnish better?"
The story takes off from there and does not stop until the end!! Fast paced and enchanting is all I can say and the narrator does a great job! Not to be missed!
January 15, 2022
I think the story in this book is cute and humorous. It all moved rather slowly at times and made my interest wane. In the end it seemed everyone came out okay and it was a happy ever after type of finish. I think I was let down having expected something different.
I was disappointed in the narration. It wasn't what I would describe as bad, but lacked the expression to pull me in. I think I would have enjoyed the e-book more.
I requested this audio book from the author and am voluntarily leaving this review.
I was disappointed in the narration. It wasn't what I would describe as bad, but lacked the expression to pull me in. I think I would have enjoyed the e-book more.
I requested this audio book from the author and am voluntarily leaving this review.
January 23, 2022
For women writers in the late 1800’s was to use a male’s name. The background of the story I thought was the main interest.
The narration was good
Given ARC for my voluntary review
The narration was good
Given ARC for my voluntary review
December 16, 2020
Genuinely funny. The title provides sufficient context about the plot for any reader contemplating reading this book, but in short, A Comedy of Elopement is a romance. A short, easy read with loads of internal dialogue from each of the characters (who never seem to be working towards the same end, and therein lies the humor). If you enjoy the Bildungsroman genre with plenty of lessons in ethics and morality, you might really enjoy this book.
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