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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aWells, David Dwight,
_d1868-1900
245 1 0 _aHer Ladyship's Elephant
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-02-21
508 _aProduced by Annie McGuire, from scans obtained from Google Print project.
520 _a"Her Ladyship's Elephant" by David Dwight Wells is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the tumultuous romantic entanglements of two couples—Harold Stanley Malcolm St. Hubart Scarsdale and Mabel Vernon, alongside Robert Allingford, the United States consul, and his wife. The book appears to blend comedy and romance, highlighting cultural contrasts between Americans and the British as the characters navigate their misunderstandings and social conventions. At the start of the novel, Harold Scarsdale nervously prepares to propose to the enchanting American Mabel Vernon but somehow ends up proposing to her elderly aunt instead, igniting a humorous conversation around marriage and societal expectations. Meanwhile, the consul and his fiancée find themselves drawn into the chaos when a series of mistaken assumptions lead to their separation on their wedding day. The opening sets the stage for a humorous exploration of love, identity, and the cultural quirks of the late Victorian/early Edwardian era, as both couples navigate the perils of young love amidst societal pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHumorous stories
653 _aManners and customs -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28149
999 _c69058
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