02176cam a22003373u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000030001122450020001422640051001623000047002133360026002603370026002863380036003125000031003485080109003795201131004885340045016196530024016646530030016886530039017186530022017578560042017799990017018217508UtSlPG20260610133208.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aMoore, George,d1852-193312aA Mummer's Wife 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2005-02-01  aProduced by Andrea Ball, Charles Franks, Juliet Sutherland, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"A Mummer's Wife" by George Moore is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Kate, the wife of a sickly man named Ralph Ede, who is navigating the challenges of her domestic life and her marriage, marked by her husband's constant ill-health and irritability, as well as the tension with her mother-in-law.  At the start of the novel, we find Kate caring for Ralph during one of his asthma attacks, showcasing the strain and emotional turmoil within their relationship. The scene unfolds in a modest setting, where Kate is depicted as both devoted and weary, caught in the crossfire between her husband and her mother-in-law. The narrative delves into her thoughts and feelings as she contemplates her responsibilities, the dynamics of her household, and the intrusion of a lodger, Mr. Lennox, who is an actor—a source of contention with her mother-in-law. This opening sets the stage for exploring themes of love, sacrifice, and the complexities of life within a working-class family, all through the lens of Kate's experiences and aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAdultery -- Fiction  aMarried people -- Fiction  aStaffordshire (England) -- Fiction  aActors -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7508  c49498d49498