Project Gutenberg 1998-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 97 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy Transcribed from the 1894 Chapman and Hall "Christmas Stories" edition by David Price "Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy" by Charles Dickens is a novella that belongs to the genre of fiction, specifically focusing on domestic and social themes. Written during the Victorian era, this tale offers a rich tapestry of characters and events centered around the life of Mrs. Emma Lirriper, a kind-hearted landlady running a lodging house in London. The story delves into topics of legacy, human goodness, and the complexities of relationships, all intertwined with Dickens's characteristic wit and social commentary. The narrative unfolds through Mrs. Lirriper's perspective as she recounts the various eccentricities of her lodgers and her life. The plot thickens with the unexpected arrival of news regarding a dying Englishman in France, who leaves a financial legacy for her. This man turns out to be the estranged father of Jemmy, Mrs. Lirriper's grandson, connecting the threads of the past and present. As Mrs. Lirriper grapples with forgiveness and the notion of familial ties, the story culminates in a poignant revelation about love, loss, and redemption, encapsulating Dickens's exploration of human resilience and compassion amidst life's tribulations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Widows -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction Boardinghouses -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 93782 2025-07-01T09:29:02.229016 text/html 92023 2020-12-31T13:33:58 text/html 34511 2020-12-31T13:33:58 text/html application/zip 108638 2025-07-01T09:29:06.804984 application/epub+zip 107347 2025-07-01T09:29:04.686996 application/epub+zip 93013 2025-07-01T09:29:03.704029 application/epub+zip 216469 2025-07-01T09:29:08.398014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208155 2025-07-01T09:29:06.242007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164195 2022-09-01T10:56:42.329494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 86311 2025-07-01T09:29:01.999037 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86072 2020-12-31T13:33:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33524 2020-12-31T13:33:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19027 2025-07-01T09:29:08.514994 application/rdf+xml 13562 2025-07-01T09:29:04.179989 image/jpeg 3803 2025-07-01T09:29:03.940002 image/jpeg 107475 2025-07-01T09:29:02.238003 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia