Project Gutenberg 2021-07-24 Public domain in the USA. 165 Standish, Burt L. 1866 1945 Patten, Gilbert Patten, William Gilbert Wilder, William West Wilder, William W. (William West) Patten, George William Patten, William G. (William Gilbert) Shaming the Speed Limit $aUnited States :$bStreet and Smith, $c1915. Roger Frank and Sue Clark. "Shaming the Speed Limit" by Burt L. Standish is a romantic story that likely falls into the genre of early 20th-century fiction. Written during the early 1910s, the narrative explores themes of love, bravery, and societal norms surrounding automobiles and speed limits in a small town. The plot revolves around the escapades of a young woman named Bessie Wiggin and a handsome stranger, highlighting the clash between traditional values and the emerging automobile culture of that era. The story begins with Bessie, the daughter of a strict judge, seeking quietude to read her romance novels in a secluded spot. She unexpectedly encounters a dashing young man, George, who is initially panicked by her dog. Although their meeting ignites a humorous and tense situation, the tone shifts dramatically when danger arrives in the form of a menacing bull. As George bravely protects Bessie, their relationship deepens amidst the chaos. Subsequent events reveal both a critique of the strict speed regulations enforced by Bessie's father and a progressive turn when love triumphs, as George seeks Bessie's hand in marriage after saving her father from drowning in a river. The story ultimately weaves together romance, adventure, and a lighthearted examination of authority and modernity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://pulpmags.org/collections/flb/top19150501 20210717185210standish 1915 US Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Love stories Automobile driving -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 103683 2025-07-26T07:20:36.557707 text/html 102998 2021-07-24T21:24:51 text/html 456733 2025-07-26T07:20:39.203645 application/epub+zip 455730 2025-07-26T07:20:37.149660 application/epub+zip 104505 2025-07-26T07:20:36.819645 application/epub+zip 499412 2025-07-26T07:20:40.920654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486327 2025-07-26T07:20:38.927632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135377 2022-09-29T16:46:49.486541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94437 2025-07-26T07:20:36.105650 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 92216 2021-07-24T22:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19871 2025-07-26T07:20:41.084642 application/rdf+xml 25532 2025-07-26T07:20:36.938678 image/jpeg 4129 2025-07-26T07:20:36.877675 image/jpeg 36628 2021-07-24T22:20:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 533934 2021-07-24T21:25:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 536834 2025-07-26T07:20:36.581700 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