Project Gutenberg 2005-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 70 Gardner, E. C. (Eugene Clarence) 1836 1915 Gardner, Eugene Clarence The House That Jill Built, after Jack's Had Proved a Failure Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading (https://www.pgdp.net), from images generously provided by the Hearth Library, Cornell University (http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/). "The House That Jill Built, after Jack's Had Proved a Failure" by E. C. Gardner is a book on home architecture written in the late 19th century. This work provides both humorous and practical insights into the construction and design of a home, focusing particularly on the experiences of its main characters, Jill and Jack, as they navigate the challenges of building a comfortable and functional dwelling. The book critiques prevalent architectural trends of the time, advocating for simplicity and practicality over extravagance. The opening of the narrative introduces Jill, who receives a generous gift from her father to construct a new house after her fiancé Jack's previous architectural efforts have proven unsatisfactory. As Jill imagines her ideal home filled with comfort and beauty, she begins to articulate her dissatisfaction with the existing designs she encounters while on their honeymoon. Jill's strong opinions about what constitutes an ideal home reflect broader themes in the text about the clash between aesthetic ideals and practical living, setting the stage for a journey that emphasizes the importance of creating a home that truly meets the needs of its occupants. The opening establishes both the characters' dynamics and the book's progressive stance on home design, paving the way for engaging discussions around practical architecture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Architecture, Domestic NA Text Browsing: Architecture Browsing: Art & Photography 387394 379485 2024-10-07T06:47:31.524524 2023-09-07T08:10:18.863642 text/html text/html 386833 2020-12-14T10:53:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6410951 2020-12-14T10:53:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3057603 2024-10-07T06:48:23.771348 application/epub+zip 3064239 2024-10-07T06:47:55.938429 application/epub+zip 203483 2024-10-07T06:47:34.512518 application/epub+zip 9782674 2024-10-07T06:48:29.378222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9742969 2024-10-07T06:48:02.644354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444589 2022-09-07T23:06:41.839624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317248 317019 2024-10-07T06:47:29.869567 2023-09-07T08:10:17.532637 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 316951 2020-12-14T10:53:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122902 2020-12-14T10:53:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 316942 2020-12-14T10:53:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122867 2020-12-14T10:53:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21537 2024-10-07T06:48:29.529207 application/rdf+xml 23431 2024-10-07T06:47:35.151516 image/jpeg 4748 2024-10-07T06:47:34.846523 image/jpeg 3254973 2024-10-07T06:47:31.784579 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