Project Gutenberg 2011-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 145 Flower, Elliott 1863 1920 Brehm, George 1878 1966 The Best Policy An incidental comedy -- An incidental question -- An incidental tragedy -- An incidental speculation -- An incidental favor -- An incidental error -- An incidental failure -- An incidental scheme -- An incidental courtship -- An incidental sacrifice -- An incidental discovery -- An incidental grievance. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Best Policy" by Elliott Flower is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on young Harry Beckford and his wife Isabel as they navigate the complexities of marriage, responsibility, and life insurance. As Harry begins to take serious steps toward providing for his wife’s future, he grapples with Isabel's whimsical understanding of finances and her initial opposition to insurance, setting up a humorous conflict in their lives. At the start of the narrative, Harry Beckford has recently married Isabel and is enjoying their life together, albeit spending beyond their means. However, the thought of potentially leaving her in a precarious situation motivates him to consider life insurance—a concept that Isabel initially rejects due to her impractical view of finances. Their back-and-forth discussions illuminate the humor and tension inherent in relationships, particularly in the face of financial responsibilities. As Harry begins to form a plan to secure their future, he seeks the help of insurance agent Dave Murray, ultimately turning the topic of insurance into both a challenge for their marriage and a means for character growth. The opening lays the groundwork for both the comedic and poignant elements of their marital journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Life insurance -- Fiction Life insurance agents -- Fiction PS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 410202 2025-07-14T16:26:56.901638 text/html 416790 2021-01-07T20:37:10 text/html 386622 2025-07-14T16:27:04.065618 application/epub+zip 390241 2025-07-14T16:26:58.997700 application/epub+zip 212019 2025-07-14T16:26:57.720657 application/epub+zip 560341 2025-07-14T16:27:07.657586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528034 2025-07-14T16:27:03.124614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326303 2022-09-16T15:14:28.410042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362921 2025-07-14T16:26:55.927681 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 362805 2021-01-07T20:37:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 352409 2021-01-07T20:37:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22004 2025-07-14T16:27:07.789581 application/rdf+xml 11632 2025-07-14T16:26:58.214612 image/jpeg 3212 2025-07-14T16:26:57.966629 image/jpeg 129032 2021-01-07T20:37:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 354326 2021-01-07T20:37:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 127793 2021-01-07T20:37:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 431920 2025-07-14T16:26:56.940653 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog