Project Gutenberg 2007-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 190 Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs. 1857 1917 Vaizey, Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey, Jessie Bell Mansergh, Jessie Bellows, Elizabeth 1842 1932 Earnshaw, Elizabeth The lady of the basement flat Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Lady of the Basement Flat" by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around two sisters, Evelyn and Kathleen Wastneys, with Evelyn feeling lost after Kathleen's marriage. To find purpose, Evelyn decides to adopt the persona of an elderly woman named Miss Harding and engage in acts of kindness in a lower-class London neighborhood, while their family life intersperses her adventures and leads to deeper connections. At the start of the story, we witness the aftermath of Kathleen's marriage and the toll it takes on Evelyn, who is left to grapple with her new reality. Evelyn's decision to rent a basement flat under the guise of an old woman represents her quest for identity and belonging. As Evelyn navigates her new life, she uncovers her compassion and desire to help others in her neighborhood, dealing with circumstances such as a sick neighbor's child. The initial chapters set the stage for her journey of self-discovery and the interplay between social class, personal sacrifice, and the quest for love in a changing world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Single women -- Fiction Irish -- England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 490858 2025-08-09T13:48:53.716604 text/html 506070 2007-10-20T13:55:54 text/html 335241 2025-08-09T13:49:02.530571 application/epub+zip 343236 2025-08-09T13:48:56.926610 application/epub+zip 256694 2025-08-09T13:48:55.602602 application/epub+zip 563190 2025-08-09T13:49:06.678547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550180 2025-08-09T13:49:01.641588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438171 2022-09-11T03:59:59.462511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470182 2025-08-09T13:48:52.993649 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 470143 2007-10-20T13:55:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18939 2025-08-09T13:49:06.809544 application/rdf+xml 15118 2025-08-09T13:48:56.106598 image/jpeg 3770 2025-08-09T13:48:55.856602 image/jpeg 248831 2007-10-20T13:55:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 184976 2007-10-20T13:55:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 326511 2025-08-09T13:48:53.761643 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