The Incredible Honeymoon
The story revolves around a young couple, Kenneth and Ethel, who get married despite their families' disapproval. They embark on a honeymoon to the countryside, where they encounter various people, including a mysterious woman, a clergyman, and a group of gypsies. As they navigate their new life together, they become entangled in a series of strange events, mysteries, and misunderstandings that test their love and relationships.
By Edith Nesbit · First published 1916 · Genre: Romance, Adventure, Fantasy · 20 chapters · 84,936 words
First lines
TO understand this story you will have to believe in the Greater Gods -- Love and Youth, for example, and Adventure and Coincidence; also in the trusting heart of woman and the deceitful spirit of man. You will have to reconcile yourself to the fact that though daily you go to London by the nine-seven, returning by the five-fifteen, and have your accustomed meals at eight, one, and half-past six, there are those who take neither trains nor meals regularly. That, while nothing on earth ever happens to you, there really are on earth people to whom things do happen. Nor is the possibility of such happenings wholly a matter of the independent income -- the income for which you do not work. It is a matter of the individual soul. I knew a man whose parents had placed him in that paralyzing sort of situation which is symbolized by the regular trains and the regular meals. It was quite a nice situation for some people, a situation, too, in which one was certain to "get on."
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Edith Nesbit
- Date: 1916 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Romance, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
- Length: 84,936 words
- Structure: 20 chapters, 1,728 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Romance — The story revolves around a newlywed couple and their adventures, making it a romantic narrative.
- Adventure — The couple embarks on various escapades, which introduces elements of adventure.
- Fantasy — The narrative includes magical elements, such as a wishing ring, classifying it as a fantasy.
- Comedy — The story contains humorous situations and dialogues, adding a comedic aspect.
Tags
Romance · Marriage · Honeymoon · Adventure · Travel · Europe · Comedy · Satire · Social Class · Wealth · Society · Humor
Contents
- THE BEGINNING
- MAKING AN AEROPLANE
- EDEN
- THE SOUTH DOWNS
- LA MANCHE
- CROW'S NEST
- TUNBRIDGE WELLS
- THE ROAD TO - -
- THE MEDWAY
- OAK WEIR LOCK
- THE GUILDHALL
- WESTMINSTER
- WARWICK
- STRATFORD-ON-AVON
- KENILWORTH
- CAERNARVON
- LLANBERIS
- LONDON
- HURSTMONCEAUX
- THE END