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Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing

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Original author: Gertrude Page

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"Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing" by Gertrude Page is a romantic comedy novel published in 1908. Set near Carlingford, Ireland, the story follows Paddy Adair, the spirited daughter of an impoverished general who had hoped for a son. Embracing her role as "the next best thing" to a boy, Paddy navigates family dynamics and matters of the heart when she falls for a landowner previously connected to her elder sister. This charming tale of an unconventional heroine became a theatrical sensation in 1920s London.

Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing, by Gertrude Page. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #38237.

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46 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: Concerning Paddy’s Blouse2,856 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: The Misses O’Hara2,282 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Eileen the Dreamer3,517 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Paddy’s Adventure1,783 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Ted Masterman2,362 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Lawrence Blake1,657 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Lawrence Finds Eileen on the Shingles2,209 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Paddy’s Pigs2,914 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Concerning a Supper-Dance2,368 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: A Letter from Calcutta1,721 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: The Scrimmage Party1,840 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: The Ball2,602 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Paddy’s Views on Sentimentality2,188 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: The Conservatory and the Den2,523 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: Dread and Wrath1,210 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: The First Awakening2,519 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: Brooding Clouds1,999 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Angel of Death2,565 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX: In Which the Worst Came2,640 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX: Explanations2,265 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI: Two Love Stories3,277 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII: Good-Bye2,143 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII: Gwendoline Carew2,295 words
  1. 24.Chapter XXIV: Lawrence Hears Some News2,097 words
  2. 25.Chapter XXV: A Curious Engagement2,123 words
  3. 26.Chapter XXVI: Paddy Makes Her Cousin’s Acquaintance1,712 words
  4. 27.Chapter XXVII: Paddy has a Visitor1,965 words
  5. 28.Chapter XXVIII: The New Home1,934 words
  6. 29.Chapter XXIX: A Strange Coincidence1,775 words
  7. 30.Chapter XXX: An Encounter2,372 words
  8. 31.Chapter XXXI: Paddy Makes a New Friend2,741 words
  9. 32.Chapter XXXII: Paddy Learns Her Mistake2,411 words
  10. 33.Chapter XXXIII: Patricia the Great1,958 words
  11. 34.Chapter XXXIV: Robert Morony on Church Restoration1,734 words
  12. 35.Chapter XXXV: The Picnic2,373 words
  13. 36.Chapter XXXVI: The Rescue1,687 words
  14. 37.Chapter XXXVII: “Stay here with me.”3,980 words
  15. 38.Chapter XXXVIII: Gwen’s Views on Matrimony3,061 words
  16. 39.Chapter XXXIX: A Christmas Surprise2,730 words
  17. 40.Chapter XL: A Budget of News2,376 words
  18. 41.Chapter XLI: In Lawrence’s Den2,185 words
  19. 42.Chapter XLII: “What would an Irish Fusilier do?”1,921 words
  20. 43.Chapter XLIII: A Man’s Pain2,334 words
  21. 44.Chapter XLIV: “I Cannot Come.”2,794 words
  22. 45.Chapter XLV: The Invalid1,367 words
  23. 46.Chapter XLVI: The Solution1,517 words