Lord Harrowby visits Lloyds of London and takes out an insurance policy on his future wedding, which guarantees a hefty payout if the ceremony stalls. It’s an odd request that leads to desperate measures from both parties. Lord Allan Harrowby is engaged to marry a wealthy American heiress. Prior to their nuptials, he decides to take out an insurance policy on their wedding. If it doesn’t occur by a certain time, Harrowby will receive a massive claim for his troubles. The insurers, Lloyds of London, sends one of their trusted employees to the wedding locale to make sure it goes off without a hitch. What happens next is a series of unexpected events that attempt to derail the ceremony at every turn.Love Insurance is a screwball comedy that uses the best elements of the genre. It is a fun and entertaining story that leaps off the page. The novel was later adapted for feature film including 1919’s Love Insurance, 1924’s The Reckless Age and 1940’s One Night in the Tropics With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Love Insurance is both modern and readable.

アール・デア・ビガーズが描く本作は、恋愛という不確実な感情を保険という打算的システムに組み込む皮肉が白眉です。金銭と情愛が交錯する中で露わになる人間の滑稽さが、洗練されたウィットで綴られており、単なる喜劇を超えた運命への挑戦という普遍的テーマが読者の心を捉えて離しません。 映画版のワン・ナイト・イン・ザ・トロピックス等が視覚的な喜劇性を強調する一方で、原作は活字ならではの緻密な心理戦とプロットの妙が際立ちます。映像の躍動感と、書籍に宿る知的なユーモアを往復することで、この物語が持つ真の奥深さをより情熱的に味わうことができるでしょう。