Project Gutenberg 2006-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 64 Francis, Samuel W. (Samuel Ward) 1835 1886 Francis, Samuel Ward Syntax, Samuel A Christmas Story Man in His Element: or, A New Way to Keep House Produced by Curtis Weyant, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by the Wright American Fiction Project.) "A Christmas Story" by Samuel W. Francis is a humorous narrative published in the mid-19th century. This book blends elements of comedy and domestic life as it explores the themes of housekeeping and gender roles during a time when such responsibilities were traditionally assigned to women. The story revolves around the contrasts between a bachelor’s views and the challenges faced by a woman managing a household. The narrative follows two main characters, William d'Aubrey and his widowed sister, Mary. The plot begins with Mary expressing her frustration over the difficulties of managing the household and the unpredictable nature of their servants. In a playful agreement, William proposes to take over the housekeeping duties for a brief period, believing he can simplify their domestic life. As he implements his own methods, he finds humor in the peculiarities of servant dynamics and the domestic sphere, leading to a series of amusing interactions and revelations. The story ultimately examines the social expectations of the time, showcasing the absurdities of both male and female approaches to domestic management. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Siblings -- Fiction Housekeeping -- Fiction PS Text Christmas Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 75593 75602 2024-09-08T09:06:54.461379 2023-09-08T11:02:25.058197 text/html text/html 73384 2006-07-08T07:29:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 28666 2006-07-08T07:30:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 82407 2024-09-08T09:06:57.909387 application/epub+zip 80960 2024-09-08T09:06:55.682368 application/epub+zip 80960 2024-09-08T09:06:54.913380 application/epub+zip 184303 2024-09-08T09:06:59.681361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174163 2024-09-08T09:06:57.396397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193007 2022-09-09T05:46:37.805139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67473 67269 2024-09-08T09:06:54.222391 2023-09-08T11:02:24.844204 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 67501 2006-07-08T07:29:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 27136 2006-07-08T07:30:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 67493 2006-07-08T07:29:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27120 2006-07-08T07:30:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20870 2024-09-08T09:06:59.814347 application/rdf+xml 14388 2024-09-08T09:06:55.245426 image/jpeg 3711 2024-09-08T09:06:55.079367 image/jpeg 82345 2024-09-08T09:06:54.469376 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