Project Gutenberg 2007-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 98 Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs. 1857 1917 Vaizey, Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey, Jessie Bell Mansergh, Jessie Bellows, Elizabeth 1842 1932 Earnshaw, Elizabeth The lady of the basement flat Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Lady of the Basement Flat" by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around two sisters, Evelyn and Kathleen Wastneys, with Evelyn feeling lost after Kathleen's marriage. To find purpose, Evelyn decides to adopt the persona of an elderly woman named Miss Harding and engage in acts of kindness in a lower-class London neighborhood, while their family life intersperses her adventures and leads to deeper connections. At the start of the story, we witness the aftermath of Kathleen's marriage and the toll it takes on Evelyn, who is left to grapple with her new reality. Evelyn's decision to rent a basement flat under the guise of an old woman represents her quest for identity and belonging. As Evelyn navigates her new life, she uncovers her compassion and desire to help others in her neighborhood, dealing with circumstances such as a sick neighbor's child. The initial chapters set the stage for her journey of self-discovery and the interplay between social class, personal sacrifice, and the quest for love in a changing world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Single women -- Fiction Irish -- England -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 490517 490505 2024-10-10T06:57:21.014410 2023-09-10T09:49:11.213469 text/html text/html 506070 2007-10-20T13:55:54 text/html 248831 2007-10-20T13:55:54 text/html application/zip 335197 2024-10-10T06:57:30.897335 application/epub+zip 343255 2024-10-10T06:57:24.604362 application/epub+zip 256713 2024-10-10T06:57:23.139375 application/epub+zip 563196 2024-10-10T06:57:35.409294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550180 2024-10-10T06:57:29.960366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438171 2022-09-11T03:59:59.462511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470182 470157 2024-10-10T06:57:20.058400 2023-09-10T09:49:10.416451 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 470143 2007-10-20T13:55:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184976 2007-10-20T13:55:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20296 2024-10-10T06:57:35.541308 application/rdf+xml 15118 2024-10-10T06:57:23.707356 image/jpeg 3770 2024-10-10T06:57:23.421366 image/jpeg 326473 2024-10-10T06:57:21.065393 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