An Idyll of All Fools' Day

"An Idyll of All Fools' Day" by Josephine Daskam Bacon is a story set in the early 1900s that shows the developing bond between Antony, a soon-to-be college graduate, and Nette, a lively young woman he's asked to look after for the day. The book uses funny events and misunderstandings to highlight ideas about growing up. When Antony's Uncle Julius makes him take Nette out, their interactions are full of quick-witted banter, showing Antony's annoyance and Nette's happy-go-lucky attitude. As they spend the day together, they run into one amusing problem after another, which includes a crazy encounter with a snake that causes them to flee in a car that ends up in a river. This start is a funny introduction to their changing relationship with different events that test their bond under quirky circumstances.