Love Conquers All (1922)

By Robert Benchley and Peter Benchley

Book Overview

Love Conquers All is a satirical novel written by Robert C. Benchley and published in 1922. The story follows the misadventures of a young man named Roger Mifflin, who dreams of creating a successful publishing business in New York City. Along the way, he falls in love with a young woman named Titania Chapman, who is engaged to a wealthy businessman. Despite the odds against them, Roger and Titania embark on a tumultuous romance, navigating the complexities of class, social expectations, and personal ambition. The novel is known for its witty and irreverent humor, as well as its commentary on the publishing industry and the social mores of the time. Benchley's writing style is marked by clever wordplay, absurd situations, and a keen eye for the absurdities of modern life. Love Conquers All is a timeless classic that continues to entertain and delight readers with its sharp satire and hilarious antics.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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1165545535
• ISBN13: 9781165545537
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Good Clean Fun

Benchley's eye for the absurd rarely misses, and he offers an entertaining view of a "simpler" time.

A fine collection of humorous short pieces.

"Love Conquers All," by Robert Benchley, is a collection of 63 short humor that appeared in magazines prior to 1922. We have a handful of funny reviews of books that are probably no longer available (but you don't need to know about the book to laugh at the review) such as "Measure Your Mind," or "Those Dangerously Dynamic British Girls." There are a few parodies of opera plots, always a hard thing to do since opera plots are so fundamentally absurd anyway, but Benchley manages it nicely. There are also a few pieces on how to watch various sports; "How to Watch a Chess Match," "Watching Baseball," and "The Score in the Stands" are all a trifle dated but still amuse. Students who go home for Christmas will understand "Home for the Holidays," even though it is quite out of date too; the humor endures even though many of the references are out of date (dress-studs?). All in all, a wonderful book even though some of the humor is a little hard to get to.