Project Gutenberg 2011-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 240 Vachell, Horace Annesley 1861 1955 18015779 The Soul of Susan Yellam E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Carol Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Soul of Susan Yellam" by Horace Annesley Vachell is a novel written in the early 20th century. It explores the lives of residents in the village of Nether-Applewhite, particularly focusing on a mother, Susan Yellam, and her son, Alfred, as they navigate daily life, relationships, and the social expectations of their community. The story sets the stage for themes of love, tradition, and the subtle changes brought about by modernity. At the start of the novel, Susan Yellam is portrayed as a formidable figure in her village, devoted to her family, particularly her son, Alfred, who is a bachelor and carries on the family tradition as a carrier. The opening chapter introduces their routine Sunday at church when Susan notices a new parlourmaid, Fancy Broomfield, which prompts her to contemplate Alfred's single status and potential marriage. This sets off a series of reflections on societal norms, the dynamics of village life, and the possibilities of romance as Alfred begins to take an interest in Fancy. The complex interplay of characters and their social positions hints at the unfolding drama in the face of traditional values and emerging desires for change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction Villages -- England -- Fiction England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 529423 2025-08-15T03:37:41.837500 text/html 532848 2011-06-14T17:38:05 text/html 286754 2025-08-15T03:37:51.383429 application/epub+zip 295155 2025-08-15T03:37:44.948460 application/epub+zip 282280 2025-08-15T03:37:43.660488 application/epub+zip 501116 2025-08-15T03:37:56.140396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486616 2025-08-15T03:37:50.429450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446731 2022-09-16T15:25:56.551269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501815 2025-08-15T03:37:40.465494 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 501600 2011-06-14T17:35:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 501612 2011-06-14T17:35:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20573 2025-08-15T03:37:56.279386 application/rdf+xml 11215 2025-08-15T03:37:44.172465 image/jpeg 2975 2025-08-15T03:37:43.915461 image/jpeg 200530 2011-06-14T17:35:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 211745 2011-06-14T17:40:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 200485 2011-06-14T17:35:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 281114 2025-08-15T03:37:41.882513 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