
audiobook
by Florence A. (Florence Antoinette) Kilpatrick
AUTHOR'S NOTE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
In this witty domestic comedy, a self‑aware narrator chronicles the trials of married life with a blend of sarcasm and affection. She confesses her culinary catastrophes, while her husband Henry turns every household chore into a slapstick disaster, from dropping coal to scalding himself on boiling water. Their once‑ideal partnership, built on shared quirks and mutual ineptitude at golf and gramophones, begins to fray under the weight of endless dishes and laundry.
When a stern‑looking woman from the Registry Office arrives at their door, the narrator senses a turning point that could upend their domestic routine. The unexpected visit promises bureaucratic meddling in a marriage already teetering on the brink of comic chaos. Listeners are invited to follow the couple’s attempts to keep their humor intact as they confront the absurdities of everyday life.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (210K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
May 22, 2006
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

b. 1888
Known for lively, lighthearted fiction and stage work, this early 20th-century British writer created brisk comic stories that found readers on the page and audiences in the theater. Her best-known books center on the spirited Elizabeth, a Cockney heroine whose mishaps and quick thinking drove a long-running series.
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