Publisher's Synopsis
Love Before Breakfast is a romantic novel by Frank R. Stockton. The story revolves around a young woman named Lydia who is engaged to a wealthy man named Bob. However, Lydia's heart is captured by a charming artist named Paul, whom she meets one morning before breakfast. Despite her engagement, Lydia finds herself drawn to Paul and begins to question her feelings for Bob. As Lydia navigates her conflicting emotions, she must also contend with the interference of her meddling aunt and the disapproval of society. Love Before Breakfast is a tale of love, passion, and the struggle to follow one's heart.I would do anything to make them definitely decide to take the place before they left me. I trembled to think of her going elsewhere and giving other householders a chance to tempt her. She had looked at a good many country houses, but it was quite plain that none of them had pleased her so well as mine.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
