02424cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000360012624500450016226400510020730000470025833600260030533700260033133800360035750000310039350802260042452012160065053400450186665300310191165300170194265300250195965300300198485600430201499900170205754660UtSlPG20260610134247.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a08013445  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,d1832-189914aThe Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2017-05-04  aE-text prepared by David Edwards, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (https://books.google.com)  a"The Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery" by Julian Starr is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a boarding house in New York City, centering around a character known as the Disagreeable Woman, a sharp-tongued and observant figure whose caustic remarks and enigmatic nature intrigue her fellow boarders. The narrative explores themes of social dynamics, human relationships, and the mysteries surrounding personal identities.  At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the Disagreeable Woman amidst breakfast in a boarding house run by Mrs. Gray. Her sharp comment about a young widow's apparent age creates a stir among the boarders, hinting at her straightforward disposition. The narrator, a struggling physician who has moved to the city for better opportunities, becomes curious about the Disagreeable Woman, whose true identity and purpose remain cloaked in mystery. As he interacts with other boarders like the earnest Professor Poppendorf and the charming Ruth Canby, both humor and tension arise, setting the stage for deeper explorations of affection, class, and the societal roles of the characters as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aNew York (N.Y.) -- Fiction  aLove stories  aYoung men -- Fiction  aBoardinghouses -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54660  c95492d95492