Project Gutenberg 2006-07-13 Public domain in the USA. 250 Stockton, Frank R. 1834 1902 Stockton, Francis Richard Stockton, Frank Richard The House of Martha E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The House of Martha" by Frank R. Stockton is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds through the perspective of an unnamed narrator who reflects on various aspects of life, centered around his relationship with his grandmother and his experiences upon returning from a year in Europe. The narrative touches on themes of communication, the art of listening, and the complexities of social interactions. The opening of the novel introduces the narrator, who lives with his grandmother in a pleasant village. As he recounts his experiences abroad, he expresses disappointment that no one seems interested in his tales upon his return. He contemplates the nature of conversation in society, where people often prefer to dominate discussions rather than listen. In an attempt to find a suitable audience for his stories, he plans to hire a person solely to listen to him. This leads to comedic encounters as he navigates through the challenges of seeking a listener who will be genuinely engaged in his recounting of travel tales, showcasing Stockton's humor and social critique. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 543781 2025-06-08T06:47:24.722943 text/html 546046 2006-07-13T10:42:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 219813 2006-07-13T10:42:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 227163 2025-06-08T06:47:31.195890 application/epub+zip 234533 2025-06-08T06:47:25.688893 application/epub+zip 234533 2025-06-08T06:47:25.241893 application/epub+zip 412233 2025-06-08T06:47:36.052842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368529 2025-06-08T06:47:30.726854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368727 2022-09-09T06:03:07.562081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521314 2025-06-08T06:47:23.799941 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 521091 2006-07-13T10:38:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 188299 2006-07-13T10:38:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 521100 2006-07-13T10:38:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188290 2006-07-13T10:38:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20130 2025-06-08T06:47:36.198832 application/rdf+xml 14053 2025-06-08T06:47:25.331902 image/jpeg 2246 2025-06-08T06:47:25.287898 image/jpeg 216050 2025-06-08T06:47:24.776890 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