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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aMcCutcheon, George Barr,
_d1866-1928
245 1 4 _aThe Husbands of Edith
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-09-18
508 _aE-text prepared by Louise Pryor, Janet Blenkinship, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Husbands of Edith" by George Barr McCutcheon is a comedic novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the character Brock, who finds himself entangled in a curious predicament involving his friend Roxbury Medcroft's wife, Edith. The narrative explores themes of identity and friendship as Brock is thrust into a farcical situation that requires him to impersonate Medcroft while he tends to his urgent business affairs. At the start of the story, Brock is introduced as an American architect vacationing in Paris. As he enjoys a meal at a hotel and catches up with an old friend, he learns that Medcroft has a pressing dilemma that involves going to Vienna but is unable to attend himself. Medcroft persuades Brock to impersonate him at an important convention, setting the stage for a whirlwind of comedic misunderstandings. The opening of the novel brilliantly captures the tension and humor inherent in Brock's reluctant acceptance of the role, emphasizing the absurdity of pretending to be someone's husband while navigating the complexities of social expectations and the unforeseen complications tied to Medcroft's wife and their relationship. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFiction
700 1 _aFisher, Harrison,
_d1875-1934
700 1 _aHapgood, Theodore B.
_q(Theodore Brown),
_d1871-
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16719
999 _c58107
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