Project Gutenberg 2010-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 207 Bird, Richard 1881 1965 Smith, Walter Barradell Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux) 1874 1938 Wilson, Francis Vaux The Gay Adventure: A Romance Produced by David Clarke, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Gay Adventure: A Romance" by Richard Bird is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on Lionel Mortimer, a charming yet impractical young man, who finds himself in precarious financial straits in London while navigating a series of serendipitous adventures. The narrative blends romance with humor, particularly highlighting Lionel's encounter with Beatrice Blair, an actress with a mysterious and dramatic past, setting the stage for a whimsical exploration of love and intrigue. The opening of the book introduces Lionel Mortimer, a carefree young gentleman living in London, struggling with debt and lacking direction. After an awkward exchange with his landlady over unpaid rent, Lionel is inspired by daydreams of adventure and romance. His fortunes take an unexpected turn when he heroically intervenes to stop a runaway horse and subsequently meets the beautiful Beatrice, who collapses in relief after the danger has passed. Their connection hints at romantic possibilities as Beatrice shares a fragment of her complex story, while Lionel grapples with his feelings amidst the backdrop of her enigmatic life, a theme that sets the tone for their unfolding relationship and future escapades. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33823/33823-h/images/front.jpg en English fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 491023 491045 2024-09-14T09:00:22.360752 2023-09-15T04:21:21.369786 text/html text/html 495458 2010-10-01T09:46:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 312496 2010-10-01T09:46:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 385651 2024-09-14T09:00:30.117686 application/epub+zip 391873 2024-09-14T09:00:24.275725 application/epub+zip 255383 2024-09-14T09:00:23.158692 application/epub+zip 617212 2024-09-14T09:00:35.038654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 588064 2024-09-14T09:00:29.393668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439296 2022-09-15T12:00:55.766027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468615 468393 2024-09-14T09:00:21.329748 2023-09-15T04:21:20.449795 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 468463 2010-10-01T09:46:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 187065 2010-10-01T09:46:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 468456 2010-10-01T09:46:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186982 2010-10-01T09:46:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20358 2024-09-14T09:00:35.183624 application/rdf+xml 16331 2024-09-14T09:00:23.520676 image/jpeg 4261 2024-09-14T09:00:23.339681 image/jpeg 366208 2024-09-14T09:00:22.407794 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog