Project Gutenberg 2013-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 133 Dale, Alan 1861 1928 Cohen, Alfred J. Dale, Allen Wanted: A Cook Domestic Dialogues Produced by Annie R. McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print archive. "Wanted: A Cook" by Alan Dale is a domestic comedy written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around a newlywed couple, Archie and Letitia Fairfax, as they navigate the challenges of establishing their home in New York City, particularly focusing on the intriguing dynamics of hiring a cook. Throughout the introductory chapters, the couple's humorous and sometimes absurd interactions with their domestic life, societal norms, and expectations unfold, especially in relation to their new cook, Anna. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Archie and Letitia, who are both highly educated and full of youthful idealism. Their romantic vision of a refined home quickly collides with the practical realities of domesticity, primarily illustrated through their ongoing discussions about the "servant question." After Aunt Julia, Letitia's relative, facilitates their engagement of Anna Carter, the colored cook, the couple anticipates a harmonious household but instead faces comical and discordant events, including their poorly executed "delicatessen dinners" and Anna's unanticipated personality clashes. The opening chapters set the stage for a social critique wrapped in lighthearted banter, highlighting the difficulties of merging high ideals with everyday life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Married people -- Fiction Housekeeping -- Fiction Cooks -- Fiction Household employees -- Fiction PS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 526887 2025-07-17T15:22:02.624982 text/html 516252 2024-10-23T19:05:52 text/html 283780 2025-07-17T15:22:10.640967 application/epub+zip 287630 2025-07-17T15:22:04.724957 application/epub+zip 287630 2025-07-17T15:22:03.453034 application/epub+zip 485427 2025-07-17T15:22:15.167955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439021 2025-07-17T15:22:09.730012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413049 2022-09-20T05:28:58.263787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484732 2023-09-19T07:53:34.572494 text/plain 465010 2024-10-23T19:05:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17342 2025-07-17T15:22:15.294908 application/rdf+xml 11010 2025-07-17T15:22:03.957978 image/jpeg 2908 2025-07-17T15:22:03.706039 image/jpeg 265678 2025-07-17T15:22:02.663010 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