Miss Cayley's Adventures
A Adventure, British Literature, Classics book. Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy BooksMiss Cayleys Adventures, written in...
When her stepfather dies, Miss Lois Cayley finds herself alone in the world with only twopence in her pocket. Undaunted, the intelligent, attractive, and infinitely resourceful young woman decides to set off in search of adventure. Her travels take her from London to Germany, Italy, Egypt, and India, as she faces various challenges and meets an assortment of eccentric characters. But when her true love, Harold Tillington, finds himself accused of forging a will and faces prison, Miss Cayley will need all her ingenuity to investigate the case, solve the mystery, and save Harold from the diabolical plot!One of the first novels to feature a female detective, Grant Allen's "Miss Cayley's Adventures" (1899) remains as witty, enjoyable, and engaging today as when first published. This edition includes a new introduction by Elizabeth Foxwell."Scholars might be loath to hear this, but, popular culture being the continuum that it is, "Miss Cayley's Adventures" can be seen as a superior example of the chick lit...
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- Pages: 232 pages
- ISBN: 9781934555439 / 1934555436
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Missie will hate Miss Cayley's Adventures for the same reasons she hated Name of the Wind. Miss Cayley is too damn good at everything. But Name of the Wind was funny, there was real swashbucklement, the plot moved forward, it wasn't racist. Missie recommended Miss Cayley's Adventures to me based on this glowing Toast article: http://the-toast.net/2014/09/03/lois-...... I didn't like every man who entered the setting falling for dear Miss Cayley, but I was fun, and I like the bits about bicycles, tiger hunting, and British colonialist bigotry.This was a fun, frivolous adventure story. Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy BooksMiss Cayleys Adventures, written in 1899, is so adorable that if it were a person Id marry it. I loved this book so much, particularly the first half, which is pure delight. In the second half of the book, Miss Cayleys travels bring us face to face with some racial issues which are treated somewhat...
