
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
In a sun‑baked London flat, the world outside feels distant, as a summer heat hangs over the city like a curtain. Inside, a small gathering of middle‑aged women and a grey‑haired gentleman argues over prices, coal and wages, their voices drifting above the muted clatter of tea cups. From a high window, a boy and his
Language
en
Duration
~8 hours (504K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
Release date
2018-07-22
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1867–1940
Best known for the witty Mapp and Lucia novels, this prolific English writer also delighted readers with ghost stories, memoirs, and sharp social comedy. His books capture the manners, rivalries, and quiet absurdities of late Victorian and Edwardian life with lasting charm.
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