Project Gutenberg 2009-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 109 Kelley, Ethel M. (Ethel May) 1878 King, W. B. 20007519 Outside Inn Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Outside Inn" by Ethel M. Kelley is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Nancy Calory Martin, a young woman who unexpectedly inherits a substantial fortune from her uncle and grapples with her newfound wealth while pursuing her dream of opening a tea-room. Striving to balance her ambitions with the responsibilities that come with her legacy, Nancy is caught between her desire for independence and societal expectations. The opening of the novel introduces Nancy as she unpacks valuable china in a dusty basement, emphasizing her practical demeanor and passion for running a tea-room. Her friend Billy tries to help her understand the gravity of her inheritance, revealing that she is now a wealthy heiress. While Nancy initially rejects the idea of her fortune interfering with her dreams, her internal conflict is evident as she cherishes her vision of providing quality food to her community. The dynamics between Nancy, Billy, and other characters hint at the challenges and relationships that will shape her journey, setting the stage for an exploration of life's practicalities versus personal aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 407741 407763 2024-09-13T05:33:03.438602 2023-09-13T10:26:26.079287 text/html text/html 428326 2021-01-05T20:41:27 text/html; charset=utf-8 232908 2021-01-05T20:41:27 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 280815 2024-09-13T05:33:10.923544 application/epub+zip 286484 2024-09-13T05:33:05.049552 application/epub+zip 198346 2024-09-13T05:33:04.083550 application/epub+zip 466674 2024-09-13T05:33:15.535519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443941 2024-09-13T05:33:10.249555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357204 2022-09-14T06:32:16.853394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346852 346768 2024-09-13T05:33:02.509563 2023-09-13T10:26:25.213299 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 346662 2021-01-05T20:41:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 133828 2021-01-05T20:41:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 346653 2021-01-05T20:41:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133722 2021-01-05T20:41:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19698 2024-09-13T05:33:15.678486 application/rdf+xml 11431 2024-09-13T05:33:04.450563 image/jpeg 3112 2024-09-13T05:33:04.263552 image/jpeg 275927 2024-09-13T05:33:03.476567 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