Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Page, Gertrude (1872–1922).
Catalogue synopsis
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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.
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- Title: Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing
- Author credits: Page, Gertrude (1872–1922)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Fiction
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- Category: British Literature
- Category: Novels
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