Miss Gladwin's Chance

Name: Miss Gladwin's Chance
Author: Antonio Hope

The novel follows the story of Miss Gladwin, a middle-aged woman who has been left alone after her husband's death. She becomes obsessed with the idea of finding a new love and sets out on a series of disastrous dates. As she navigates the dating world, she begins to question her own identity and sense of purpose. Miss Gladwin's obsession with finding a new love is a reflection of her desire for validation and purpose in life. How does this relate to your own experiences or observations about human nature?

By Antonio Hope · First published 1920 · Genre: Romance, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction · 6 chapters · 9,719 words

First lines

Old Tom Gladwin was not a man to whom you volunteered advice. He had made an immense deal of money for himself, and people who have done that generally like also to manufacture their own advice on their own premises; perhaps it is better done that way, perhaps there's just a prejudice in favour of the home trade-mark. Anyhow, old Tom needed no suggestions from outside. You said, "Yes, Sir Thomas," or "Of course not, Sir Thomas," or "Certainly, Sir Thomas." At all events, you limited your remarks to something like that if you were -- as I was -- a young solicitor trying to keep his father's connection together, of which Sir Thomas's affairs and the business of the Worldstone Park estate formed a considerable and lucrative portion. But everybody was in the same story about him -- secretary, bailiff, stud-groom, gardener, butler -- yes, butler, although Sir Thomas had confessedly never tasted champagne till he was forty, whereas Gilson had certainly been weaned on it. Even Miss Nettie Tyler, when she came on the scene, had the good sense to accept Sir Thomas's version of her heart's desire; neither had she much cause to quarrel with his reading, since it embraced Sir Thomas himself and virtually the whole of his worldly possessions. He was worth perhaps half-a-million pounds in money, and the net rent-roll of Worldstone was ten thousand, even after you had dressed it up and curled its hair, for all the world as if it were a suburban villa instead of an honest, self-respecting country gentleman's estate, which ought to have been run to pay three per cent. But the new-comers will not take land seriously; they leave that as a prospect for their descendants when the ready money, the city-made money, has melted away.

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Work type: Novel
Author: Antonio Hope
Date: 1920 CE
Language: English
Genres: Romance, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Coming of Age
Length: 9,719 words
Structure: 6 chapters, 154 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Genres

Romance — The story revolves around Miss Gladwin's unexpected opportunity for finding love and happiness.
Historical Fiction — The book is set in a specific historical period and incorporates real events, people, and places from that time.
Women's Fiction — The main protagonist is a female and the narrative primarily discusses women's experiences and emotions.
Coming of Age — The book depicts Miss Gladwin's personal growth and self-discovery throughout the story.