The Rain-Girl (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Romance for To-dayBy Herbert George Jenkins
Length8h 5m
About this audiobook
The Rain-Girl is a deftly fashioned comic romance in which accident, social convention, and emotional misrecognition are arranged with the light precision characteristic of early twentieth-century popular fiction. Jenkins's prose is urbane, brisk, and dialogue-driven, balancing sentiment with irony as it explores courtship, class manners, and the theatricality of modern social life. Situated within the Edwardian and post-Edwardian tradition of the comic novel, the book recalls the polished entertainments of writers who made romance inseparable from wit and social observation. Herbert George Jenkins was both a prolific novelist and an influential London publisher, a dual career that sharpened his sense of narrative pace, market appeal, and literary fashion. Best known for humorous fiction such as the Bindle books, Jenkins understood the reading public's appetite for clever plots, memorable eccentrics, and moral optimism. His professional world—publishing, journalism, clubs, and metropolitan society—helped supply the manners and comic rhythms that animate The Rain-Girl. This novel is recommended to readers who enjoy elegant light fiction with intelligence beneath its charm. Those interested in British comic romance, early twentieth-century social comedy, or the literary culture surrounding popular publishing will find The Rain-Girl both entertaining and revealing.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreRomance, Humor
Length8 hrs 5 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 27, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
13The Thirty-Nine Articles
2The Road to Nowhere
14A Question of Ankles
3"THE Two Dragons" and the Rain-Girl
15The Danger Line
4Lost Days and the Doctor
16London and Lord Drewitt
5The Call of the Rain-Girl
17The Nine Days Ended
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6The Search Begins
18Dr. Tallis Prescribes
7Lord Drewitt's Perplexities
19The Deluge
8Lady Drewitt Speaks Her Mind
20The Morning After
9The Heiress Indisposed
21Lady Drewitt's Alarm
10The Pursuit to Folkestone
22Lord Drewitt: Ambassador
11Lord Drewitt on Marriage
23Memorable Quotes
12The Meeting with the Rain-Girl
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