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A carregar... Love Insurance (1914)por Earl Derr Biggers
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A zany, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy of improbable proportions, from the creator of Charlie Chan Working for an American branch of Lloyds' insurers, Owen Jephson is used to underwriting unusual things--weight loss in actors, inconvenient rain at garden parties, twins in the family--nonetheless he is taken aback when Lord Harrowby asks him to insure against his fiancée jilting him at the altar. Never one to turn down an interesting offer, Jephson agrees, but swiftly dispatches Dick Minot to Florida to make sure that Lloyds' assets are protected and that Cynthia Meyrick makes it down the aisle. Unfortunately Minot promptly falls in love with Cynthia after accidentally meeting her on a train, and has to decide where his loyalties lie--should he sabotage or support the wedding, especially as it comes to light Lord Harrowby may not be all that he seems? This light, sophisticated romcom is guaranteed to charm readers. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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 Google Books — A carregar...GénerosSistema Decimal de Melvil (DDC)813.52Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1900-1944Classificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos EUA (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia: (3.5)
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A young British Lord, Allan, Lord Harrowby, is engaged to an American heiress. He's totally besotted by her, but worries that she might back out. So, he goes to Lloyds of London to get some insurance. If the wedding doesn't go off as planned, Lord Harrowby, will get £75,000. He has to put up some £7,500 for the premium. Lloyds sends one of their bright young people, Dick Minot down to Florida to make sure the wedding takes place as planned.
Well, on the train down to Florida, Dick finds himself sitting across the aisle from a stunningly beautiful young woman and is immediately smitten. Later on, he finds she's Cynthia Meyrick, Lord Harrowby's intended. Oops!
So, Dick has a problem staying faithful to his employers, but tries to do so. Along the way, various grifters and con men keep trying to throw a monkey wrench into the works. One such is a person claiming to be Lord Harrowby's older brother, George, and thus the real British peer. George had gone missing some twenty years previously and had been presumed dead. We also have a jewel thief who befriends Lord Harrowby, and perhaps steals the jewels he was to bestow on Cynthia. Then, there is a crooked journalist, whose con is black mail. We also get a number of other quirky characters, whose honesty and integrity are fluid.
This is not great literature, but is a reasonably well written comedic piece. It's fine for a spot of light reading on a cold, drizzly, winter afternoon. (