Project Gutenberg 2009-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 84 Paine, Albert Bigelow 1861 1937 03011490 The Van Dwellers: A Strenuous Quest for a Home E-text prepared by Annie McGuire from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "The Van Dwellers: A Strenuous Quest for a Home" by Albert Bigelow Paine is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows a couple, referred to as the author and the Little Woman, as they navigate the challenges of finding a home in New York City. Through a blend of humor and frustration, the book explores the absurdities of urban living, particularly the experience of flat-hunting, which reveals the couple's gradual adjustment to city life and their growing understanding of the complexities of apartment living. The opening of the memoir sets the stage for the couple's ill-fated initial experiences in New York as they search for a suitable flat. With no prior urban living experience, they struggle to understand the nuances of apartment listings and quickly discover the realities of cramped spaces and unwelcoming janitors. As they explore various potentially appealing options, the narrative highlights their naivety and the stark contrast between expectations and reality. This exploration of idealism versus practicality not only serves as a humorous commentary on domestic life but also hints at the broader themes of adaptation and resilience within the urban landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Housing -- New York (State) -- New York -- Anecdotes Apartment houses -- New York (State) -- New York -- Anecdotes City and town life -- Anecdotes PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 197373 197186 2024-09-12T07:08:37.351080 2023-09-12T10:31:26.724317 text/html text/html 198191 2009-02-16T22:45:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 275383 2021-01-04T18:44:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 295112 2024-09-12T07:08:41.206058 application/epub+zip 294329 2024-09-12T07:08:38.004130 application/epub+zip 147349 2024-09-12T07:08:37.683069 application/epub+zip 379712 2024-09-12T07:08:43.980047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346500 2024-09-12T07:08:40.861101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200731 2022-09-13T06:58:57.530039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170298 170153 2024-09-12T07:08:36.849072 2023-09-12T10:31:26.320342 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 169901 2021-01-04T18:44:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 65592 2021-01-04T18:44:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 169908 2021-01-04T18:44:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65590 2021-01-04T18:44:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20602 2024-09-12T07:08:44.125047 application/rdf+xml 20358 2024-09-12T07:08:37.771101 image/jpeg 3465 2024-09-12T07:08:37.726113 image/jpeg 275023 2024-09-12T07:08:37.382099 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