Project Gutenberg 1998-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 63 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy Transcribed from the 1894 Chapman and Hall "Christmas Stories" edition by David Price "Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy" by Charles Dickens is a novella that belongs to the genre of fiction, specifically focusing on domestic and social themes. Written during the Victorian era, this tale offers a rich tapestry of characters and events centered around the life of Mrs. Emma Lirriper, a kind-hearted landlady running a lodging house in London. The story delves into topics of legacy, human goodness, and the complexities of relationships, all intertwined with Dickens's characteristic wit and social commentary. The narrative unfolds through Mrs. Lirriper's perspective as she recounts the various eccentricities of her lodgers and her life. The plot thickens with the unexpected arrival of news regarding a dying Englishman in France, who leaves a financial legacy for her. This man turns out to be the estranged father of Jemmy, Mrs. Lirriper's grandson, connecting the threads of the past and present. As Mrs. Lirriper grapples with forgiveness and the notion of familial ties, the story culminates in a poignant revelation about love, loss, and redemption, encapsulating Dickens's exploration of human resilience and compassion amidst life's tribulations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Widows -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction Boardinghouses -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 93651 93540 2024-09-01T09:42:16.472362 2023-10-01T08:52:42.825359 text/html text/html 92023 2020-12-31T13:33:58 text/html 34511 2020-12-31T13:33:58 text/html application/zip 86490 2024-09-01T09:42:19.748261 application/epub+zip 85437 2024-09-01T09:42:17.635255 application/epub+zip 85438 2024-09-01T09:42:16.894265 application/epub+zip 172385 2024-09-01T09:42:21.394254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164069 2024-09-01T09:42:19.278310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164195 2022-09-01T10:56:42.329494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 86311 86243 2024-09-01T09:42:16.270341 2023-10-01T08:52:42.652366 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 86072 2020-12-31T13:33:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33524 2020-12-31T13:33:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18776 2024-09-01T09:42:21.522244 application/rdf+xml 13531 2024-09-01T09:42:17.233252 image/jpeg 3801 2024-09-01T09:42:17.064257 image/jpeg 87454 2024-09-01T09:42:16.482314 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia