Project Gutenberg 2010-07-21 Public domain in the USA. 265 Van Schaick, George 1861 1924 Schaick, George van Van Schaick, George Gray Emerson, Chase Emerson, C. Chase A Top-Floor Idyl E-text prepared by Darleen Dove, Roger Frank, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Top-Floor Idyl" by George Van Schaick is a novel written in the early 20th century. It presents a slice-of-life narrative set in a New York boarding house, focusing on the lives of its diverse residents. The story revolves around David Cole, the protagonist, who interacts with various characters, including the painter Gordon McGrath, and the struggling young mother, Frances Dupont, as they navigate themes of friendship, love, and the complexities of city life. At the start of the story, we are introduced to David Cole during his fortieth birthday celebration with his friend Gordon. They discuss life, art, and the peculiar residents of David's top-floor abode, including Frances, a new occupant who is about to give birth and faces considerable hardship. As the narrative unfolds, David's kindness leads him to be deeply involved in Frances's situation, highlighting the connections and emotional ties that bind the characters together. The opening establishes a blend of humor and poignant reflection on human relationships in an urban setting, hinting at more significant developments to come as these individuals confront their personal struggles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/33218/33218-h/images/front.jpg Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Love stories Widows -- Fiction Boardinghouses -- Fiction Novelists -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 512336 2025-06-13T13:08:32.435880 text/html 514843 2010-07-21T14:54:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 346038 2010-07-21T14:56:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 426345 2025-06-13T13:08:41.174818 application/epub+zip 433160 2025-06-13T13:08:34.784855 application/epub+zip 276502 2025-06-13T13:08:33.350858 application/epub+zip 634745 2025-06-13T13:08:46.272820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607342 2025-06-13T13:08:40.271838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427872 2022-09-15T08:37:24.058535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491761 2025-06-13T13:08:31.455355 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 491485 2010-07-21T14:52:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 193862 2010-07-21T14:52:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 491495 2010-07-21T14:52:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193812 2010-07-21T14:52:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21388 2025-06-13T13:08:46.437802 application/rdf+xml 12388 2025-06-13T13:08:33.950839 image/jpeg 3479 2025-06-13T13:08:33.658871 image/jpeg 406003 2025-06-13T13:08:32.493355 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