Project Gutenberg 2009-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 111 Wells, David Dwight 1868 1900 Her Ladyship's Elephant Produced by Annie McGuire, from scans obtained from Google Print project. "Her Ladyship's Elephant" by David Dwight Wells is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the tumultuous romantic entanglements of two couples—Harold Stanley Malcolm St. Hubart Scarsdale and Mabel Vernon, alongside Robert Allingford, the United States consul, and his wife. The book appears to blend comedy and romance, highlighting cultural contrasts between Americans and the British as the characters navigate their misunderstandings and social conventions. At the start of the novel, Harold Scarsdale nervously prepares to propose to the enchanting American Mabel Vernon but somehow ends up proposing to her elderly aunt instead, igniting a humorous conversation around marriage and societal expectations. Meanwhile, the consul and his fiancée find themselves drawn into the chaos when a series of mistaken assumptions lead to their separation on their wedding day. The opening sets the stage for a humorous exploration of love, identity, and the cultural quirks of the late Victorian/early Edwardian era, as both couples navigate the perils of young love amidst societal pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Humorous stories Manners and customs -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 270469 2025-08-11T13:13:01.300944 text/html 270627 2021-01-04T18:46:36 text/html 242344 2025-08-11T13:13:08.498837 application/epub+zip 243541 2025-08-11T13:13:03.881906 application/epub+zip 175682 2025-08-11T13:13:02.771901 application/epub+zip 419488 2025-08-11T13:13:11.765840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400251 2025-08-11T13:13:07.788886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289804 2022-09-13T07:15:59.052876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251397 2025-08-11T13:13:00.218961 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 251201 2021-01-04T18:46:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 251194 2021-01-04T18:46:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20367 2025-08-11T13:13:11.900823 application/rdf+xml 14107 2025-08-11T13:13:03.270907 image/jpeg 3872 2025-08-11T13:13:03.019875 image/jpeg 95558 2021-01-04T18:46:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 159243 2021-01-04T18:46:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 95530 2021-01-04T18:46:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 229893 2025-08-11T13:13:01.327939 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