The Standard Household-Effect Company (from Literature and Life) (Registro nro. 45452)
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PS |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Howells, William Dean, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1837-1920 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Standard Household-Effect Company (from Literature and Life) |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2004 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2004-10-22 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by David Widger |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Standard Household-Effect Company (from Literature and Life)" by William Dean Howells is a satirical and philosophical commentary on housekeeping and domestic life, likely written in the late 19th century. This book explores the complexities and burdens of modern housekeeping, juxtaposing it with the simpler lives of the past. Through conversations between characters, it critiques the obsession with material possessions and the emotional weight of domestic responsibilities. In the narrative, a protagonist discusses with a friend the dire state of housekeeping in contemporary homes compared to the past. They lament the overwhelming anxiety and labor imposed by an abundance of household items, leading to a proposed radical solution: the creation of a "Standard Household-Effect Company," which would take on the responsibility of owning and maintaining all household items. This would free women from the incessant pressures of domesticity and the societal expectations tied to it. The conversation reveals a tension between the longing for comfort and individuality in one's living space and the oppressive nature of ownership and maintenance of household goods, culminating in an exploration of identity and societal roles. Ultimately, the friend's absurd idea reflects a deeper critique of materialism and the relentless cycle of consumerism that burdens modern life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Short stories |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3381">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3381</a> |
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