Project Gutenberg 2005-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 146 McCutcheon, George Barr 1866 1928 Fisher, Harrison 1875 1934 Hapgood, Theodore B. (Theodore Brown) 1871 The Husbands of Edith E-text prepared by Louise Pryor, Janet Blenkinship, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "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.) Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 242584 2025-08-07T08:25:16.780785 text/html 243866 2020-12-12T13:53:10 text/html 668391 2025-08-07T08:25:20.543690 application/epub+zip 669386 2025-08-07T08:25:17.287713 application/epub+zip 119095 2025-08-07T08:25:17.009760 application/epub+zip 748513 2025-08-07T08:25:23.102671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 731646 2025-08-07T08:25:20.129722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186781 2022-09-08T07:09:29.448706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224021 2025-08-07T08:25:16.369690 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223712 2020-12-12T13:53:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223722 2020-12-12T13:53:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21166 2025-08-07T08:25:23.239686 application/rdf+xml 17318 2025-08-07T08:25:17.072706 image/jpeg 3865 2025-08-07T08:25:17.042698 image/jpeg 87598 2020-12-12T13:53:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 637574 2020-12-12T13:53:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 87570 2020-12-12T13:53:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 651925 2025-08-07T08:25:16.838687 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 en.wikipedia