Project Gutenberg 2012-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 164 Anstey, F. 1856 1934 Guthrie, Thomas Anstey Love Among the Lions: A Matrimonial Experience Produced by David Clarke, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Love Among the Lions: A Matrimonial Experience" by F. Anstey is a comedic novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Theodore Blenkinsop, a bachelor who becomes hopelessly infatuated with a beautiful young woman named Lurana de Castro, the stepdaughter of a professor. As he navigates the challenges of his feelings and societal expectations, he finds himself embroiled in a peculiar plan to wed Lurana in a lion's cage, a notion that reflects both her desire for excitement and his romantic inclinations. The opening of the novel sets the stage for this romantic comedy, introducing Theodore as a tea merchant with limited ambitions who becomes enchanted by Lurana's beauty and fierce spirit. Through a series of humorous encounters, including his misguided venture into an elocution class in hopes of winning her favor, Theodore learns more about Lurana's complex character and her yearning for adventure. As their relationship unfolds, Lurana's audacious proposal to marry in a lion's cage emphasizes her desire to escape ordinary life, while Theodore's growing affection pushes him to entertain the eccentric idea, leading to a whirlwind of comedic potential and societal commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Humorous stories London (England) -- Fiction Weddings -- Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 141514 2025-08-15T14:43:43.578465 text/html 138229 2021-01-08T11:39:20 text/html 480065 2025-08-15T14:43:50.907452 application/epub+zip 481485 2025-08-15T14:43:47.578487 application/epub+zip 120841 2025-08-15T14:43:46.345435 application/epub+zip 654770 2025-08-15T14:43:53.291438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638230 2025-08-15T14:43:50.067420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207502 2022-09-17T15:37:49.645012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119992 2025-08-15T14:43:43.059469 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119760 2021-01-08T11:39:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119756 2021-01-08T11:39:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21214 2025-08-15T14:43:53.431435 application/rdf+xml 18771 2025-08-15T14:43:46.841450 image/jpeg 4061 2025-08-15T14:43:46.593459 image/jpeg 47591 2021-01-08T11:39:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 385649 2021-01-08T11:39:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 47550 2021-01-08T11:39:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 468169 2025-08-15T14:43:44.339483 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 en.wikipedia