Love Insurance by Earl Derr Biggers
Love Insurance is a novel by Earl Derr Biggers that tells the story of Dick Minot, an insurance salesman who falls in love with Cynthia Meyers. The book follows their romantic journey as they navigate through various obstacles and challenges.
By Earl Derr Biggers · First published 1914 · Genre: Romantic Comedy, Mystery, Adventure · 22 chapters · 84,353 words
First lines
Outside a gilt-lettered door on the seventeenth floor of a New York office building, a tall young man in a fur-lined coat stood shivering.
Why did he shiver in that coat? He shivered because he was fussed, poor chap. Because he was rattled, from the soles of his custom-made boots to the apex of his Piccadilly hat. A painful, palpitating spectacle, he stood.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Earl Derr Biggers
- Date: 1914 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Romantic Comedy, Mystery, Adventure
- Length: 84,353 words
- Structure: 22 chapters, 2,614 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Romantic Comedy — The story revolves around a young man who takes out an insurance policy to guarantee his upcoming marriage proposal. The plot is filled with humorous misunderstandings and romantic entanglements.
- Mystery — The narrative includes elements of intrigue and suspense, with a missing necklace and a case of mistaken identity adding to the mystery.
- Adventure — The protagonist embarks on a journey, encountering various challenges and obstacles along the way, which adds an element of adventure to the story.
Tags
romance · comedy · mystery · adventure · love · insurance · relationships · humor · drama · suspense · plot twist · character development
Contents
- A SPORTING PROPOSITION
- AN EVENING IN THE RIVER
- JOURNEYS END IN - TAXI BILLS
- MR. TRIMMER LIMBERS UP
- MR. TRIMMER THROWS HIS BOMB
- TEN MINUTES OF AGONY
- CHAIN LIGHTNING'S COLLAR
- AFTER THE TRAINED SEALS
- "WANTED: BOARD AND ROOM"
- TWO BIRDS OF PASSAGE
- TEARS FROM THE GAIETY
- EXIT A LADY, LAUGHINGLY
- "AND ON THE SHIPS AT SEA"
- JERSEY CITY INTERFERES
- A BIT OF A BLOW
- WHO'S WHO IN ENGLAND
- THE SHORTEST WAY HOME
- "A ROTTEN BAD FIT"
- MR. MINOT GOES THROUGH FIRE
- "PLEASE KILL"
- HIGH WORDS AT HIGH NOON
- "WELL, HARDLY EVER - "