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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,
_d1832-1899
245 1 4 _aThe Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-05-04
508 _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)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aNew York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
653 _aLove stories
653 _aYoung men -- Fiction
653 _aBoardinghouses -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54660
999 _c95492
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