Project Gutenberg 2008-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 72 Pain, Barry 1864 1928 Pain, Barry Eric Odell If Winter Don't A.B.C.D.E.F. Notsomuchinson Reading ease score: 86.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Parody of A.S.M. Hutchinson's If winter comes. Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "If Winter Don't" by Barry Pain is a satirical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative explores the absurdities of the social norms and marital dynamics of the time, centering on the hapless protagonist, Luke Sharper. Through a humorous lens, it examines Luke's struggles with his seemingly dispassionate wife and his yearning for a more vibrant life, juxtaposed against his mundane existence. The opening portion introduces Luke and his interactions with various characters, including his indifferent wife Mabel and others from their social circle. As Luke reflects on his marriage and the inadequacies of his domestic life, a backdrop of comedic misunderstandings and absurd situations unfolds—highlighting his frustration with Mabel's lack of enthusiasm for his whimsical ideas. This sets the stage for a commentary on marriage, personal aspirations, and the quirks of human relationships, all infused with a whimsical charm that invites readers to laugh at the absurdities of life and love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Parodies Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth), 1880-1971. If winter comes PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 142621 142597 2024-10-11T14:23:32.361636 2023-09-12T06:49:38.000142 text/html text/html 148388 2008-11-30T23:46:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 60145 2008-11-30T23:46:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 130474 2024-10-11T14:23:38.151604 application/epub+zip 129781 2024-10-11T14:23:34.482629 application/epub+zip 129782 2024-10-11T14:23:33.142623 application/epub+zip 253377 2024-10-11T14:23:40.890591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232625 2024-10-11T14:23:37.331612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221940 2022-09-12T14:20:52.437940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121817 121629 2024-10-11T14:23:31.747645 2023-09-12T06:49:37.594130 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 121745 2008-11-30T23:46:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 47088 2008-11-30T23:46:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 121737 2008-11-30T23:46:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47068 2008-11-30T23:46:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21457 2024-10-11T14:23:41.035569 application/rdf+xml 11747 2024-10-11T14:23:33.716609 image/jpeg 3239 2024-10-11T14:23:33.426633 image/jpeg 123779 2024-10-11T14:23:32.377631 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