Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 114 Richards, Ellen H. (Ellen Henrietta) 1842 1911 Swallow, Ellen Richards, Ellen Henrietta The Cost of Shelter Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Andrea Ball and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Cost of Shelter" by Ellen H. Richards is a social and economic analysis published in the early 20th century. The book explores the implications of housing on family life, social status, and economic stability in society, particularly focusing on the challenges faced by average-income families. Richards delves into the historical evolution of housing, the significance of shelter in emotional and physical well-being, and critiques the standards of living that dictate the costs associated with home ownership. At the start of the text, Richards sets the stage for her inquiry by connecting the notion of 'home' to feelings of safety, belonging, and community. She examines how housing conditions have changed from earlier times to her present and raises concerns about the physical and emotional strains imposed by modern urban living arrangements. The opening discusses the essential roles that homes play in family life, touching on themes such as societal expectations, evolving economic pressures, and the psychological effects of living environments on individuals and families. Additionally, she warns against a growing reliance on ostentatious displays of wealth linked to living spaces, urging a re-evaluation of priorities in defining a true home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Home economics Building TX Text Technology Category: Sociology Category: Economics Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 205933 2025-07-05T14:22:49.652003 text/html 180435 2024-10-28T19:26:30 text/html 261042 2025-07-05T14:22:54.473976 application/epub+zip 262748 2025-07-05T14:22:51.213959 application/epub+zip 140898 2025-07-05T14:22:50.207969 application/epub+zip 374608 2025-07-05T14:22:56.828979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355663 2025-07-05T14:22:53.804941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212733 2022-09-06T20:16:33.314252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178575 2023-10-06T05:08:26.799521 text/plain 158744 2024-10-28T19:26:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16258 2025-07-05T14:22:56.948928 application/rdf+xml 11754 2025-07-05T14:22:50.694982 image/jpeg 3222 2025-07-05T14:22:50.449961 image/jpeg 247060 2025-07-05T14:22:49.687996 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia