Project Gutenberg 2006-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 72 Kilpatrick, Florence A. (Florence Antoinette) 1888 Forbes, Ernest 1879 1962 Holgate, Ernest Forbes Shemus Cormac Our Elizabeth: A Humour Novel Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Al Haines "Our Elizabeth: A Humour Novel" by Florence A. Kilpatrick is a humorous domestic novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the central character, Elizabeth Renshaw, who enters the lives of a married couple facing the comedic struggles associated with household management and marital communication. Throughout the narrative, Elizabeth brings a unique blend of chaos and charm, challenging the traditional domestic roles while providing insight into the couple's relationship dynamics. The opening of the novel introduces Elizabeth as a personality shaped by humorous experiences in domestic service. The protagonist reflects on her dissatisfaction with household duties and the comedic tensions with her husband, Henry, particularly regarding cooking and their shared responsibilities. As they search for a cook to alleviate these domestic struggles, they encounter various characters, including Elizabeth, who immediately stands out as a force of nature. In a humorous turn of events, Elizabeth defies expectations, promising delectable culinary skills while bringing her own brand of misfortune and superstition, setting the stage for comedic escapades and relational challenges that are to unfold in the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Housekeeping -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction Households -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 273625 267584 2024-10-08T07:50:42.153391 2023-09-08T09:29:15.461531 text/html text/html 263970 2006-05-22T08:22:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 600527 2020-12-14T00:51:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 696669 2024-10-08T07:50:50.170292 application/epub+zip 702409 2024-10-08T07:50:45.398320 application/epub+zip 176846 2024-10-08T07:50:44.115303 application/epub+zip 881645 2024-10-08T07:50:53.501283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 865261 2024-10-08T07:50:49.324285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277451 2022-09-09T03:39:16.214906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240038 240027 2024-10-08T07:50:41.137352 2023-09-08T09:29:14.662523 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 239812 2020-12-14T00:51:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 93671 2020-12-14T00:51:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 239819 2020-12-14T00:51:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93657 2020-12-14T00:51:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22409 2024-10-08T07:50:53.729263 application/rdf+xml 16014 2024-10-08T07:50:44.658313 image/jpeg 3802 2024-10-08T07:50:44.384320 image/jpeg 681949 2024-10-08T07:50:42.227316 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