Project Gutenberg 2007-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 43 Smith, Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) 1866 1947 Smith, Harriet Lummis 16022298 Other People's Business: The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale E-text prepared by Al Haines "Other People's Business: The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale" by Harriet Lummis Smith is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Persis Dale, a practical and meddlesome dressmaker in the village of Clematis, who often involves herself in the lives of others while managing her own challenges, including her demanding brother and the complexities of local relationships. The narrative hints at emotional undercurrents and social dynamics, suggesting that Persis’s meddling may lead to significant transformations in her community and personal life. The opening of the novel introduces Persis Dale at her home, where she juggles her responsibilities as a dressmaker and caretaker for her invalid brother, Joel. A visitor, Mrs. West, brings her worries about her son, Thad, who is caught in a dubious romantic entanglement with the married Annabel Sinclair. Through their conversation, Persis reveals her forthright nature and willingness to intervene in the lives of others to prevent turmoil. As the scene unfolds, Persis’s practical demeanor and perceptive observations foreshadow her future engagement in the lives of those around her, setting the stage for the romantic and social complications that will emerge throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 488518 488464 2024-09-10T06:36:55.805169 2023-09-10T09:55:52.582287 text/html text/html 488511 488457 2024-09-10T06:36:56.030168 2023-09-10T09:55:52.740288 text/html text/html 252735 2024-09-10T06:37:03.122142 application/epub+zip 260030 2024-09-10T06:36:57.607174 application/epub+zip 260031 2024-09-10T06:36:56.680185 application/epub+zip 550154 2024-09-10T06:37:07.540127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514963 2024-09-10T06:37:02.461145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415286 2022-09-11T04:09:54.105684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447026 447015 2024-09-10T06:36:55.442196 2023-09-10T09:55:52.270299 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 446739 2007-10-23T13:58:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 174882 2007-10-23T13:58:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 446746 2007-10-23T13:58:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 174863 2007-10-23T13:58:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19352 2024-09-10T06:37:07.769094 application/rdf+xml 24175 2024-09-10T06:36:57.026164 image/jpeg 4547 2024-09-10T06:36:56.852171 image/jpeg 250734 2024-09-10T06:36:56.075170 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