Project Gutenberg 2011-04-20 Public domain in the USA. 277 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) 1866 1946 Wells, Herbert George Baumer, Lewis Christopher Edward 1870 1963 02023406 The Sea Lady Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sea_Lady Produced by Malcolm Farmer, eagkw and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Sea Lady" by H. G. Wells is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with the unexpected arrival of a mermaid, referred to as the Sea Lady, who comes ashore during a summer day on a beach in Folkestone. The narrative centers around the experiences of the Bunting family and their guests, particularly the two Miss Glendowers, as they encounter this ethereal being, leading to a blend of fantastical themes with social commentary and the complexities of human relationships. At the start of the book, the Sea Lady mysteriously appears while the Buntings are at the beach, and a dramatic rescue ensues when it looks as though she might drown. The narrative sets up a humorous yet thought-provoking dilemma as the characters grapple with her existence—particularly in how the mermaid navigates her newfound life with humans while concealing her true nature. As the readers are introduced to various figures, including the determined Mrs. Bunting and her daughters, along with an engaged couple, the story weaves together elements of adventure, societal norms, and the quest for identity, particularly that of the Sea Lady as she attempts to integrate into human society and possibly gain a soul. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fantasy fiction Mermaids -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: British Literature 302158 2025-06-14T16:09:24.739030 text/html 323919 2021-01-07T17:40:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 808051 2021-01-07T17:40:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 913219 2025-06-14T16:09:32.962939 application/epub+zip 913843 2025-06-14T16:09:27.187976 application/epub+zip 181163 2025-06-14T16:09:25.705989 application/epub+zip 1043603 2025-06-14T16:09:36.885899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1011775 2025-06-14T16:09:31.883922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251783 2022-09-16T12:26:39.950794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254460 2025-06-14T16:09:23.563953 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254310 2021-01-07T17:40:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 96377 2021-01-07T17:40:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 254303 2021-01-07T17:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96330 2021-01-07T17:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21676 2025-06-14T16:09:37.057888 application/rdf+xml 9489 2025-06-14T16:09:26.298958 image/jpeg 2724 2025-06-14T16:09:26.001965 image/jpeg 863788 2025-06-14T16:09:24.796972 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 en.wikipedia