Holiday Romance by Charles Dickens
Holiday Romance, by Charles Dickens: A young woman named Martha travels to a seaside resort with her aunt and uncle, where she meets a handsome stranger who sweeps her off her feet. Despite their differences in social status, the two fall deeply in love. However, their happiness is short-lived as the stranger's past comes back to haunt him, threatening to tear them apart. Will their love be strong enough to overcome the obstacles in their path?
By Charles Dickens · First published 1850 · Genre: Romance, Holiday fiction, Victorian Literature · 4 chapters · 16,455 words
First lines
THIS beginning-part is not made out of anybody's head, you know. It's real. You must believe this beginning-part more than what comes after, else you won't understand how what comes after came to be written. You must believe it all; but you must believe this most, please. I am the editor of it. Bob Redforth (he's my cousin, and shaking the table on purpose) wanted to be the editor of it; but I said he shouldn't because he couldn't. _He_ has no idea of being an editor.
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Holiday Romance is listed on Textopian as a novella by Charles Dickens, dated 1850 CE.
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- Work type: Novella
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Date: 1850 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Romance, Holiday fiction, Victorian Literature, Drama, Literary Fiction
- Length: 16,455 words
- Structure: 4 chapters, 372 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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Genres
- Romance — The title of the book and the main themes revolve around romantic relationships.
- Holiday fiction — The story takes place during holidays, making it a holiday-themed fiction.
- Victorian Literature — Written by Charles Dickens, a notable Victorian author, the book is characterized by Victorian era themes and writing style.
- Drama — The book deals with emotional themes and events that classify it under the drama genre.
Tags
romance · holiday · love · relationships · Victorian · fiction · drama · family · friendship · adventure · nostalgia · seasonal
Contents
- INTRODUCTORY ROMANCE PROM THE PEN OF WILLIAM TINKLING, ESQ. {251}
- ROMANCE. FROM THE PEN OF MISS ALICE RAINBIRD {258}
- ROMANCE. FROM THE PEN OF LIEUT. -COL. ROBIN REDFORTH {266}
- ROMANCE FROM THE PEN OF MISS NETTIE ASHFORD {274}