Project Gutenberg 2008-08-12 Public domain in the USA. 380 Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley) 1836 1917 Burnand, Francis F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand Burnand, Sir Francis Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand Burnand, Francis Cowley Burnand, Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Happy-Thought Hall Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works in the International Children's Digital Library.) "Happy-Thought Hall" by F. C. Burnand is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around a group of friends who decide to rent a country house for the winter, filled with eccentric characters and humorous ideas on building and living together. A central theme emerges as they navigate their plans, ambitions, and the complexities of friendships amidst the backdrop of their shared dwelling. The opening of "Happy-Thought Hall" introduces the protagonist's whimsical aspiration to create a perfect winter retreat, inspired by a friend named Cazell. The protagonist envisions a house with various wings for different types of guests, but the plan quickly spirals into humorous and impractical discussions about costs, architectural styles, and amenities. Influenced by their unique personalities, the group engages in debates over design choices and costs, ultimately resolving to rent a peculiar old mansion instead. The opening sets the tone for the comedic exploration of friendship and the absurdities of social gatherings, suggesting a lighthearted narrative filled with satire and wit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English wit and humor PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 303953 2025-06-11T04:42:33.008596 text/html 308631 2021-01-03T23:42:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1257514 2021-01-03T23:42:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1367432 2025-06-11T04:42:47.586566 application/epub+zip 1369682 2025-06-11T04:42:37.841554 application/epub+zip 177544 2025-06-11T04:42:34.522611 application/epub+zip 1601243 2025-06-11T04:42:54.585500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1536263 2025-06-11T04:42:44.638534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280250 2022-09-12T08:43:54.127738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226511 2025-06-11T04:42:31.216674 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226377 2021-01-03T23:42:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 88800 2021-01-03T23:42:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 226329 2021-01-03T23:42:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 88719 2021-01-03T23:42:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 226326 2021-01-03T23:42:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88638 2021-01-03T23:42:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22421 2025-06-11T04:42:54.793475 application/rdf+xml 12851 2025-06-11T04:42:35.122591 image/jpeg 3510 2025-06-11T04:42:34.822575 image/jpeg 1311785 2025-06-11T04:42:33.258628 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