Love Insurance

Earl Derr Biggers

• Publisher: Mint Editions
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781513284996
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Literature General
• Index: Literature

Lord Harrowby visits Lloyds of London and takes out an insurance policy on his future wedding, which guarantees a hefty payout if the ceremony stalls. It's an odd request that leads to desperate measures from both parties. Lord Allan Harrowby is engaged to marry a wealthy American heiress. Prior to their nuptials, he decides to take out an insurance policy on their wedding. If it doesn't occur by a certain time, Harrowby will receive a massive claim for his troubles. The insurers, Lloyds of London, sends one of their trusted employees to the wedding locale to make sure it goes off without a hitch. What happens next is a series of unexpected events that attempt to derail the ceremony at every turn. Love Insurance is a screwball comedy that uses the best elements of the genre. It is a fun and entertaining story that leaps off the page. The novel was later adapted for feature film including 1919's Love Insurance, 1924's The Reckless Age and 1940's One Night in the Tropics With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Love Insurance is both modern and readable.

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• I. A Sporting Proposition
• II. An Evening in the River
• III. Journeys End in—Taxi Bills
• IV. Mr. Trimmer Limbers Up
• V. Mr. Trimmer Throws His Bomb
• VI. Ten Minutes of Agony
• VII. Chain Lightning’s Collar
• VIII. After the Trained Seals
• IX. “Wanted! Board and Room”
• X. Two Birds of Passage
• XI. Tears From the Gaiety
• XII. Exit a Lady, Laughingly
• XIII. “And On the Ships at Sea”
• XIV. Jersey City Interferes
• XV. A Bit of a Blow
• XVI. Who’s Who in England
• XVII. The Shortest Way Home
• XVIII. “A Rotten Bad Fit”
• XIX. Mr. Minot Goes Through Fire
• XX. “Please Kill”
• XXI. High Words at High Noon
• XXII. “Well, Hardly Ever—”
• A Note About the Author
• A Note from the Publisher