Project Gutenberg 2000-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 177 Roe, Edward Payson 1838 1888 Roe, E. P. (Edward Payson) He Fell in Love with His Wife Produced by an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer. HTML version by Al Haines. "He Fell in Love with His Wife" by Edward Payson Roe is a novel written during the late 19th century. The book centers around James Holcroft, a widowed farmer grappling with loneliness and the challenges of maintaining his farm after the death of his beloved wife. As he struggles to find belonging in a world that feels increasingly alien to him, he faces daunting choices about his future, including the possibility of remarrying or selling his land. The opening of the novel introduces the bleak reality of Holcroft's life in the aftermath of his wife's loss. He reflects on their harmonious, albeit modest life together, which was deeply intertwined with mutual respect and affection. The weight of his grief is palpable as he interacts with a painful reminder of his isolation, revealing his reluctance to seek help or companionship. As circumstances push him toward the necessity of hiring a housekeeper, the chapter sets the stage for the arrival of Mrs. Mumpson, hinting at the conflicts and dynamics that will arise in his new domestic arrangement. Holcroft’s journey toward rediscovering love and companionship begins amidst the trials of his emotional turmoil and the practical demands of farm life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Family life -- Fiction Farm life -- Fiction Marriage -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 637394 2025-07-01T12:21:23.003211 text/html 625522 2020-12-31T16:42:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 228369 2020-12-31T16:42:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 313390 2025-07-01T12:21:32.129218 application/epub+zip 325805 2025-07-01T12:21:26.071213 application/epub+zip 306239 2025-07-01T12:21:24.869218 application/epub+zip 533688 2025-07-01T12:21:36.672281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514518 2025-07-01T12:21:31.347242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485359 2022-09-01T14:17:40.903476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 593120 2025-07-01T12:21:21.645237 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 592921 2020-12-31T16:42:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 224848 2020-12-31T16:42:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19076 2025-07-01T12:21:36.796161 application/rdf+xml 11138 2025-07-01T12:21:25.379248 image/jpeg 2769 2025-07-01T12:21:25.121203 image/jpeg 305182 2025-07-01T12:21:23.051230 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