The Bachelor's Christmas And The Matrimonial Tontine Benefit Association (1902)

The Bachelor's Christmas and the Matrimonial Tontine Benefit Association is a novel written by Robert Grant and first published in 1902. The story revolves around a group of bachelors who form a club called the Matrimonial Tontine Benefit Association, with the aim of supporting each other financially in case any of them gets married. The protagonist of the story is Mr. John Carrington, a successful businessman who is the president of the club. He is a confirmed bachelor who is happy with his life until he meets a young woman named Edith Dalton. Edith is the niece of one of the club members and is visiting for the holidays. John is immediately smitten with her and begins to think seriously about marriage for the first time.However, John's plans are complicated by the rules of the club. According to the tontine agreement, the last surviving member of the club will inherit all the money in the fund. This means that if John were to marry and have children, he would be disqualified from receiving the money. The novel follows John's attempts to navigate this dilemma and win Edith's heart. Along the way, there are many humorous and romantic moments as well as some unexpected twists and turns. The Bachelor's Christmas and the Matrimonial Tontine Benefit Association is a charming and entertaining story that explores the joys and challenges of love and marriage.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.