Our Admirable Betty
The novel revolves around the life of a young woman who marries an older man for financial security. She navigates her way through societal expectations and personal desires, ultimately finding love in unexpected places. The story explores themes of class, identity, and the constraints placed on women during this time period.
By Jeffery Farnol · First published 1921 · Genre: Romance, Adventure, Historical Fiction · 50 chapters · 136,201 words
First lines
"The Major, mam, the Major has a truly wonderful 'ead! " said Sergeant Zebedee Tring as he stood, hammer in hand, very neat and precise from broad shoe-buckles to smart curled wig that offset his square, bronzed face.
"Head, Sergeant, head! " retorted pretty, dimpled Mrs. Agatha, nodding at the Sergeant's broad back.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Jeffery Farnol
- Date: 1921 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Romance, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Comedy, Drama
- Length: 136,201 words
- Structure: 50 chapters, 4,288 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Romance — The central plot revolves around romantic relationships and emotional connections.
- Adventure — The narrative includes elements of adventure and exploration, contributing to character development.
- Historical Fiction — The setting and context reflect a specific historical period, influencing the characters and plot.
- Comedy — Humorous situations and witty dialogue are prevalent throughout the story.
Tags
Historical Fiction · Romance · Adventure · Regency Era · English Literature · Social Class · Love Story · Marriage of Convenience · Widowhood · Family Dynamics · Society Satire · Coming of Age
Contents
- Concerning the Major's Cherries
- Introducing the Ravisher of the Same
- Which Tells how the Major Climbed a Wall
- Concerning the Buttons of the Ramillie Coat
- How Sergeant Zebedee Tring Began to Wonder
- Which Describes, Among other Things, a Poacher
- Which Relates how the Poacher Escaped
- Of Pancras, Viscount Merivale
- Which is a very Brief Chapter
- Introducing Divers Fine Gentlemen
- In which Lady Belinda Talks
- The Viscount Discourses on Sartorial Art
- Of Indignation, a Wood, and a Gipsy
- Some Description of a Kiss
- Wherein is Much Talk but Little Action
- How Mr. Dalroyd Saw a Ghost and the Sergeant an Apparition
- How my Lady Betty Wrote a Letter
- How Major D'Arcy Recovered his Youth
- How the Major Lost his Youth Again
- How the Major Ran Away
- Of Criminations
- Which Relates how Sergeant Zebedee Tring Quelled Scandal with a Pewter-Pot
- Describes a Triumph and a Defeat
- Deals, Among other Things, with Treasonable Matters
- In which the Ghost is Laid
- Of Bacchus and the Muses
- How the Sergeant Recounted an Old Story
- The Major Comes to a Resolution
- Tells how Lady Betty did the Same
- Concerning Charles, Earl of Medhurst
- Which Describes Something of my Lady Betty's Gratitude
- Flint and Steel
- Describing Something of Coquetry and a Dawn
- How Mr. Dalroyd Made a Plan and Locked his Door
- How the Sergeant Took Warning of a Witch
- How they Rode to Inchbourne
- Of Rogues and Plots
- How the Major Made his Will
- Which is a Quadruple Chapter
- Of the Onset at the Haunted Mill
- Concerning Highwaymen and the Element of Surprise
- Which Describes a Duel
- How they Drank a New Toast
- Some Account of a Highwayman
- Certain Adventures of the Ramillie Coat
- Further Intimate Adventures of the Ramillie Coat
- Of a Feminine Council of War
- Of the Insubordination of Sergeant Zebedee Tring
- Of a Journey by Night
- Which Tells of Another Dawn