Project Gutenberg 2011-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 78 Flower, Elliott 1863 1920 Brehm, George 1878 1966 The Best Policy An incidental comedy -- An incidental question -- An incidental tragedy -- An incidental speculation -- An incidental favor -- An incidental error -- An incidental failure -- An incidental scheme -- An incidental courtship -- An incidental sacrifice -- An incidental discovery -- An incidental grievance. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Best Policy" by Elliott Flower is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on young Harry Beckford and his wife Isabel as they navigate the complexities of marriage, responsibility, and life insurance. As Harry begins to take serious steps toward providing for his wife’s future, he grapples with Isabel's whimsical understanding of finances and her initial opposition to insurance, setting up a humorous conflict in their lives. At the start of the narrative, Harry Beckford has recently married Isabel and is enjoying their life together, albeit spending beyond their means. However, the thought of potentially leaving her in a precarious situation motivates him to consider life insurance—a concept that Isabel initially rejects due to her impractical view of finances. Their back-and-forth discussions illuminate the humor and tension inherent in relationships, particularly in the face of financial responsibilities. As Harry begins to form a plan to secure their future, he seeks the help of insurance agent Dave Murray, ultimately turning the topic of insurance into both a challenge for their marriage and a means for character growth. The opening lays the groundwork for both the comedic and poignant elements of their marital journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Life insurance -- Fiction Life insurance agents -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 410063 410071 2024-09-15T11:23:59.406464 2023-09-16T05:09:46.957971 text/html text/html 416790 2021-01-07T20:37:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 354326 2021-01-07T20:37:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 367025 2024-09-15T11:24:06.680416 application/epub+zip 370900 2024-09-15T11:24:01.211468 application/epub+zip 192587 2024-09-15T11:24:00.175453 application/epub+zip 536091 2024-09-15T11:24:10.557379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503862 2024-09-15T11:24:05.796451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326303 2022-09-16T15:14:28.410042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352532 2024-09-15T11:23:58.270458 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 362805 2021-01-07T20:37:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 129032 2021-01-07T20:37:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 352409 2021-01-07T20:37:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127793 2021-01-07T20:37:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20314 2024-09-15T11:24:10.702379 application/rdf+xml 11604 2024-09-15T11:24:00.537439 image/jpeg 3204 2024-09-15T11:24:00.356465 image/jpeg 414830 2024-09-15T11:23:59.449699 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