Project Gutenberg 2012-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 118 Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith 1856 1923 Riggs, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin Smith, Kate Douglas Riggs, George Christopher, Mrs. Wiggin, Samuel Bradley, Mrs. Findlater, Jane Helen 1866 1946 Findlater, Mary 1865 1963 McAulay, Allan 1863 1918 Stewart, Charlotte Macaulay, Allan The Affair at the Inn Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Affair at the Inn" by Kate Douglas Wiggin, Mary Findlater, Jane Findlater, and Allan McAulay is a collaborative fiction work written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around a set of interconnected stories featuring characters who converge at a quaint inn on Dartmoor in Devonshire, providing a humorous examination of human relationships and the quirks of societal norms. The main characters include Virginia Pomeroy, a spirited American girl looking for amusement; Mrs. MacGill, a rather dull and hypochondriac Englishwoman; and Sir Archibald Maxwell Mackenzie, an aloof young man from Scotland, whose interactions with these women drive much of the plot's comedic tension. The opening of the story sets the stage for this charming comedy by introducing Virginia Pomeroy as she travels with her mother in the wake of her father's death. As they arrive at Grey Tor Inn, they encounter fellow guests including the chatty Mrs. MacGill, her subdued companion Cecilia Evesham, and the indifferent Sir Archibald. Virginia's lively commentary and observations about the other inhabitants highlight her eagerness for connection and the challenges posed by her more reserved companions. The interplay of characters progresses through shared meals, awkward conversations, and budding friendships, particularly between Virginia and Sir Archibald, who initially seems unimpressed by her vivacity but is slowly drawn into the unfolding dynamics of inn life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40879/40879-h/images/cover.jpg en Americans -- England -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 236636 236644 2024-09-17T08:39:07.171193 2023-09-18T03:56:27.846392 text/html text/html 237610 2012-09-27T14:22:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 168004 2012-09-27T14:22:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 181544 2024-09-17T08:39:11.367142 application/epub+zip 181696 2024-09-17T08:39:07.903175 application/epub+zip 165225 2024-09-17T08:39:07.512162 application/epub+zip 257667 2024-09-17T08:39:14.078311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239702 2024-09-17T08:39:10.974150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223319 2022-09-18T17:09:42.528509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208792 208599 2024-09-17T08:39:06.433172 2023-09-18T03:56:27.414406 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 208732 2012-09-27T14:22:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81596 2012-09-27T14:22:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 208721 2012-09-27T14:22:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81575 2012-09-27T14:22:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22665 2024-09-17T08:39:14.780124 application/rdf+xml 18863 2024-09-17T08:39:07.599216 image/jpeg 2681 2024-09-17T08:39:07.554187 image/jpeg 167982 2024-09-17T08:39:07.196178 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