Project Gutenberg 1997-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 63 Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) 1859 1927 Jerome, Jerome Klapka Jerome, J. K. Jerome, J.K. Jerome, Jerome Clapp The Cost of Kindness Produced by Ron Burkey, and Amy Thomte "The Cost of Kindness" by Jerome K. Jerome is a satirical short story written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds in a quaint English village, known as Wychwood-on-the-Heath, where the community is dealing with the departure of their vicar, Reverend Augustus Cracklethorpe. The likely topic of the book revolves around the complexities of human relationships, particularly exploring themes of kindness, misunderstanding, and the often ironic nature of public sentiment. The storyline centers on the interactions between Mr. and Mrs. Pennycoop and the Rev. Cracklethorpe as the couple seeks to extend a gesture of kindness to their departing vicar. Mrs. Pennycoop's sincere efforts to reconcile, despite the vicar's unpopularity and the congregation's previous resentment towards him, inadvertently reveal the hidden sentiments of the community. The unexpected turn of events leads to a dramatic farewell service in which the vicar, upon realizing that his congregation actually holds affection for him, decides to stay—conditional on the provision of financial support to hire a curate. The narrative humorously critiques human nature and the illusions that often cloud personal interactions, ultimately emphasizing that kindness, while often overestimated in its real cost, can unveil deeper truths in relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 46781 46790 2024-09-01T07:33:46.970369 2023-10-01T07:03:15.482174 text/html text/html 42210 2013-01-15T15:03:48 text/html; charset=us-ascii 15455 2013-01-15T15:04:26 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 60352 2024-09-01T07:33:50.107338 application/epub+zip 59367 2024-09-01T07:33:48.236336 application/epub+zip 59366 2024-09-01T07:33:47.445359 application/epub+zip 143384 2024-09-01T07:33:51.563335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137106 2024-09-01T07:33:49.637336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137243 2022-09-01T08:30:34.361929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38590 38569 2024-09-01T07:33:46.787365 2023-10-01T07:03:15.322171 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 38433 2008-07-26T19:39:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14641 2008-07-26T19:39:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18266 2024-09-01T07:33:51.693327 application/rdf+xml 12196 2024-09-01T07:33:47.798353 image/jpeg 3288 2024-09-01T07:33:47.621352 image/jpeg 60599 2024-09-01T07:33:46.976350 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