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Samenvatting van Verliefdheid
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A railroad president's daughter keeps falling for the wrong man, until a matinee actor sweeps her off her feet.
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Verliefdheid in het kort
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- 1909by Lloyd Osbourne
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Verliefdheid in short
Infatuation follows Phyllis Ladd from a childhood spent as her father's confidante to a marriage that costs her nearly everything. She rejects two brilliant matches because she cannot feel what she is told she should. Then a cheap matinee and a stage hero take hold of her, and she follows him against her father's wishes.
What Verliefdheid is about
What would make a rich, clever young woman pack a dog collar and a nightgown into a small bag and slip out of her father's house at night to run away with a travelling actor? That is the question at the heart of Infatuation, a novel by Lloyd Osbourne. Phyllis Ladd is twenty, beautiful, and the only child of a railroad president. She has already turned away two splendid suitors, because eligibility is not enough to make her love.
Voor wie is het?. Readers who enjoy a headstrong heroine, a love story with real stakes, and humor in the dialogue will find plenty here. So will anyone drawn to stories of fathers and daughters.
The story in 10 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
A Motherless Girl Becomes Her Father's Companion
Phyllis Ladd loses her mother at twelve, and the book says this sets her apart for life. Early sorrow gives her a clear, sharp view of the world. It also gives her a father she hardly knew.
Robert Ladd is president of the K. B. and O. Railway. After his wife dies he is so low that he hands a friend a loaded revolver. He holds his small daughter like a shield against despair. Slowly their shared grief gives way to laughter and an hour of talk every night before bed.
In those talks he explains his business in plain words, and she learns to see through other people's eyes. At fifteen she runs the big house, after he sends away a string of housekeepers. The old cats of Carthage predict trouble for a girl raised this way.
Her closeness to her father gives her wit, nerve and freedom. It also sets a standard no young man in Carthage can reach.
A girl raised as her father's equal will expect the same from the man she loves.
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Washington Brings Two Engagements and Two Escapes
At twenty Phyllis calls the men around her idiots.
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A Cheap Matinee Strikes Her Like Lightning
Back in Carthage Phyllis joins the young set who dance and sing from house to house.
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An Actor From the Slums Wins a Tea Table
Cyril Adair grew up selling newspapers and brawling on the streets of New York.
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A Hunter's Plan Meets a Father's Letter
Phyllis writes Adair a sad note saying they can never meet again.
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A Night Flight, a Double Wedding, and a Closed Door
Phyllis has run out without her purse.
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Marriage Brings Joy, Drink, and a Hard Winter
The weeks after the wedding are happy.
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Love Is Shown as Work, Not Just Feeling
One of the book's boldest claims is that the ability to love is a rare genius that few people possess.
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Pride, Money, and a Father Who Cannot Let Go
The book's other great subject is the clash between a father and his daughter.
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A Teller Who Laughs, Argues, and Sets the Stage
Osbourne tells the story in the voice of a narrator who is never shy about stepping in.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Phyllis Ladd A rich, quick-witted girl from Carthage who longs for a man she can truly love and trusts her heart over every warning.
- Robert T. R. Ladd Her father, president of the K. B. and O. Railway, who adores her and cannot bear to share her.
- Cyril Adair A brawling, vain, gifted actor from the slums who wants fame and, to his surprise, wants Phyllis more.
- Sally Fensham Mr. Ladd's sister in Washington, a scheming social climber who wants Phyllis to make a grand marriage.
- J. Whitlock Pastor A wealthy, correct forester whose cold manner makes Phyllis wonder who is under the polish.
- Baron von Piller A German attaché who delivers a memorized speech to Phyllis's father before becoming her successful suitor.
- Tommy Merguelis A gawky, grinning theater worker and former hypnotist's assistant who idolizes Adair and befriends Phyllis.
- Lydia de Vere Adair's leading lady, whose hostility and jealousy make her a danger to the couple.
How it ends (spoiler)
Adair gets work from the playwright Rolls Reece, who believes in him and promises to write him a play. Reece also quietly brings Mr. Ladd, introduced as a theater backer named Hexham, to the flat. Phyllis opens the door and finds her father, who humbly asks Adair's forgiveness. The two men shake hands while Phyllis weeps between them, and Reece slips away, content that things often work out right.
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What is Infatuation by Lloyd Osbourne about?
It tells of Phyllis Ladd, the rich daughter of a railroad president, who rejects two fine suitors and then falls for a travelling actor. The story follows her marriage, the quarrel with her father, and their struggle in New York.
Who is Cyril Adair in the book?
Adair is a handsome, hot-tempered actor who grew up in the New York slums and learned to read and perform through a settlement worker. He plays Corrèze in Moths, and Phyllis calls him by that name at first.
What does the Golden Young Man mean?
It is Phyllis's joking name for the ideal man she hopes to find, a real man worth loving. She and her father talk of hunting for him in cellars, mountains, and ships.
When was Infatuation written and is it a true story?
It is a novel by Lloyd Osbourne set in the early 1900s, with horse-drawn carriages, nickel telephones, and Broadway stars. The characters and plot are invented, though the theater and city details feel true to the period.
What is the main message of Infatuation?
The book argues that real love is a daily labor of devotion and that it can change a person. It also shows how a father's protective love, if it tries to control, can push a daughter away.
Verwijs naar deze uitgave
Osbourne, Lloyd. Infatuation. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/infatuation.
Osbourne, L. (2026). Infatuation. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/infatuation (Original work published 1909)
Osbourne, Lloyd. Infatuation. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/infatuation.
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publisher = {Library of Alexandria},
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note = {First published 1909}
}
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