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The Chauffeur and the Chaperon

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Nell Van Buren, a young American of Dutch descent, is living in England with her English stepsister Phyllis when the two inherit a modest sum of money and, less expectedly, a motorboat moored in Holland. They cross over to cruise the Dutch canals, only to find that the boat has already been let to an American painter. A polite compromise follows: they will tour Holland together, chauffeur and chaperon included, though neither the chauffeur nor the chaperon is quite who they claim to be. Written by the husband-and-wife pair who popularized the Edwardian "motoring novel," this is a light romance built on real geography, from the harbors of Rotterdam to the windmills and market towns of the old Dutch countryside. It reads like a guided tour as much as a courtship.

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A. M. Williamson

Charles Norris Williamson (1859-1920) and his wife Alice Muriel Williamson (1869-1933) were a British writing team who published together as "C. N. and A. M. Williamson." They were among the most popular Edwardian authors of the "motoring novel," light romantic adventures that followed young travelers on car and boat tours through Europe.