Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 68 Howells, William Dean 1837 1920 Howells, W. D. (William Dean) Howells, William D. (William Dean) The Albany Depot : a Farce Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Eric Eldred, and David Widger "The Albany Depot: A Farce" by William Dean Howells is a comedic play written in the early 1890s. The story takes place in a waiting room at a train depot in Boston and primarily revolves around the misunderstandings and misadventures of various characters. The likely topic of the book focuses on social interactions, relationships, and the humor found in everyday situations as the characters navigate their personal dilemmas. The narrative centers on Mr. Edward Roberts, who is left in charge of meeting a new cook, engaged by his wife, Agnes. Unbeknownst to him, he has never seen the cook before, leading to a series of humorous misunderstandings when he mistakenly approaches the wrong woman in the depot. As Mr. Roberts interacts with his friend Willis Campbell and the irate husband of the woman he mistakenly addresses, the tension and absurdity build. The chaotic exchanges showcase how simple tasks can snowball into more complex situations filled with comedy, ultimately leading to the arrival of the cook and a resolution amidst the humorous chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American drama -- 19th century PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 82590 82591 2024-10-03T13:08:30.351553 2023-10-04T03:56:41.116714 text/html text/html 84204 2021-01-27T00:45:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 26843 2021-01-27T00:45:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 101022 2024-10-03T13:08:35.690517 application/epub+zip 100999 2024-10-03T13:08:33.163536 application/epub+zip 94788 2024-10-03T13:08:31.920537 application/epub+zip 175197 2024-10-03T13:08:37.563518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164476 2024-10-03T13:08:35.033524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155292 2022-09-04T05:42:06.494121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 65726 65702 2024-10-03T13:08:30.013563 2023-10-04T03:56:40.876733 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 67524 2016-08-22T11:59:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 24991 2016-08-22T12:01:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 65561 2009-07-26T14:01:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24763 2009-07-26T14:02:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20993 2024-10-03T13:08:37.690500 application/rdf+xml 9882 2024-10-03T13:08:32.483560 image/jpeg 2769 2024-10-03T13:08:32.190541 image/jpeg 98434 2024-10-03T13:08:30.360600 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