Project Gutenberg 2000-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 105 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Collins, Wilkie 1824 1889 Collins, William Wilkie Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn 1810 1865 Gaskell, E. C. (Elizabeth Cleghorn) Gaskell, Mrs. Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Stevenson, Elizabeth Mills, Cotton Mather Gaskell, Elizabeth C. Procter, Adelaide Anne 1825 1864 Procter, Adelaide A. (Adelaide Anne) Proctor, Adelaide Anne Berwick, Mary A House to Let Over the way / Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins -- The Manchester marriage / Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell -- Going into society / Charles Dickens -- Three evenings in the house / Adelaide Anne Procter -- Trottle's report / Wilkie Collins -- Let at last / Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins. Transcribed from the 1903 Chapman and Hall edition by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk.  Proofed by David, Edgar Howard, Dawn Smith, Terry Jeffress and Jane Foster. Revised by Richard Tonsing "A House to Let" by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Adelaide Ann Procter is a collaborative collection of stories written during the mid-19th century. This multifaceted work revolves around the mysterious titular house that has remained unlet for an inexplicably long time and delves into the lives and intertwined narratives of its neighbors, exploring themes of societal change and personal connection. The opening of the book introduces an elderly female protagonist who has settled in London after living in Tunbridge Wells for a decade. During a visit to her new residence, she learns of the dilapidated house across the street that has been reportedly for rent for years, piquing her curiosity. As she observes the abandoned property, she is struck by a mysterious "eye" that seems to watch her, which leads her into a whirlpool of thoughts and burgeoning obsession with the empty abode. Simultaneously humorous and poignant, the dynamics between her loyal servant Trottle and her whimsical medical doctor add richness to her character, intertwining their lives as they attempt to navigate the enigma of the House to Let. This sets the stage for an exploration of personal histories and the secrets that define them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 223659 223407 2024-09-01T12:52:56.040372 2023-10-01T11:38:12.354968 text/html text/html 224000 2021-04-14T12:55:00 text/html 348617 2021-04-14T12:56:28 text/html application/zip 341610 2024-09-01T12:52:59.335315 application/epub+zip 340660 2024-09-01T12:52:56.523370 application/epub+zip 154264 2024-09-01T12:52:56.264357 application/epub+zip 413982 2024-09-01T12:53:01.685310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397192 2024-09-01T12:52:59.106333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210918 2022-09-02T03:36:49.555378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212576 212375 2024-09-01T12:52:55.621360 2023-10-01T11:38:11.954952 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 212539 2021-04-14T13:20:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 81423 2021-04-14T13:20:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20990 2024-09-01T12:53:01.835301 application/rdf+xml 18685 2024-09-01T12:52:56.367359 image/jpeg 2763 2024-09-01T12:52:56.315350 image/jpeg 352126 2024-09-01T12:52:56.065379 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia