The Real Adventure

"The Real Adventure" by Henry Kitchell Webster is a story set in the early 1900s that follows Rosalind Stanton as she seeks to understand herself, find love, and deal with what society expects of her, which causes her to grapple with societal convention amid individual aspirations. The tale begins with Rosalind attending a lecture by a professor who is clearly taken with her, despite her lighthearted disruption of his class. Afterward, Rosalind's day takes an unexpected turn when a disagreement with a streetcar conductor leads to a surprising meeting with Rodney Aldrich, a man who shares her zest for life, thus beginning a series of romantic and intellectual adventures that bring her to love and self-discovery.