Project Gutenberg 2009-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 79 Bunner, H. C. (Henry Cuyler) 1855 1896 Bunner, Henry Cuyler Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett) 1851 1928 Frost, Arthur Burdett 04015071 The Story of a New York House Produced by Geetu Melwani, Rob Reid, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Story of a New York House" by H. C. Bunner is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of the Dolph family amidst the backdrop of a changing New York City, addressing themes of societal status and personal ambition through the experiences of Jacob Dolph, a merchant contemplating retirement and the implications of building a new house. Central characters include Jacob Dolph, his son, and other local merchants, particularly Abram Van Riper, who embodies the city's conservative values. At the start of the tale, we observe Jacob Dolph and Abram Van Riper engaging in a conversation discussing the progress of their lives and the changing social landscape in New York. The dialogue reveals Mr. Van Riper's dissatisfaction with the emerging genteel class represented by Jacob Dolph's desire to build a country house. As they navigate their notions of identity and social standing, other characters play pivotal roles, like the women in their lives who desire recognition and social connections. The opening sets the stage for exploring personal aspirations contrasted with societal expectations in a dynamically evolving urban setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30662/30662-h/images/cover-thumb.jpg en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Dwellings -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 210108 210117 2024-09-13T06:26:11.553231 2023-09-13T11:14:22.775182 text/html text/html 204834 2009-12-13T10:13:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4865366 2009-12-13T10:13:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5024007 2024-09-13T06:26:18.345159 application/epub+zip 5014752 2024-09-13T06:26:12.979196 application/epub+zip 121218 2024-09-13T06:26:12.207219 application/epub+zip 5066467 2024-09-13T06:26:22.440642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5033041 2024-09-13T06:26:16.859185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165591 2022-09-14T07:38:09.028029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172711 172482 2024-09-13T06:26:10.910227 2023-09-13T11:14:22.169170 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 172621 2009-12-13T10:13:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 67498 2009-12-13T10:13:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 172613 2009-12-13T10:13:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67462 2009-12-13T10:13:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21480 2024-09-13T06:26:22.618669 application/rdf+xml 23184 2024-09-13T06:26:12.297209 image/jpeg 3116 2024-09-13T06:26:12.252221 image/jpeg 4922625 2024-09-13T06:26:11.710244 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