Project Gutenberg 2013-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 268 Butler, Ellis Parker 1869 1937 Phelan, A. B. The Adventures of a Suburbanite Produced by David Widger "The Adventures of a Suburbanite" by Ellis Parker Butler is a humorous novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around John and Isobel Prawley, a couple who move from the city to the suburbs, and their comical adjustments to suburban life, neighbors, and the unexpected challenges they encounter. The narrative captures the quirks and absurdities of suburban living, particularly through John's passionate experiences in gardening, his interactions with the eccentric neighbors, and Isobel's whimsical imagination about the lives of those around them. At the start of the story, we are introduced to John Prawley, who is excited about moving to their new home in the suburbs, leaving behind the claustrophobic life of a flat. However, his wife Isobel struggles with feelings of loneliness and finds it hard to adjust to the vastness of their new house, feeling as if they are floating without the usual noise of neighbors above and below them. The couple's interaction sets a comedic tone as John tries to reassure Isobel and simultaneously grapple with the realities of gardening, where he gets overwhelmed by the size of their backyard. Their neighbor Millington quickly becomes involved, suggesting outings, which leads to various humorous twists and turns as they navigate heavy expectations and misadventures in their seemingly charming new life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44153/44153-h/images/titlepage.png Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Humorous stories United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Married people -- Fiction Suburban life -- Fiction Automobiles -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 217438 2025-06-17T18:34:37.117400 text/html 197758 2024-10-23T19:41:12 text/html 3573484 2025-06-17T18:34:52.538344 application/epub+zip 3575560 2025-06-17T18:34:43.879337 application/epub+zip 136502 2025-06-17T18:34:37.995406 application/epub+zip 1803376 2025-06-17T18:34:55.273311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1785424 2025-06-17T18:34:46.651407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200317 2022-09-20T07:08:25.176573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198830 2025-06-17T18:34:36.471406 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198709 2018-03-11T11:24:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17837 2025-06-17T18:34:55.433289 application/rdf+xml 15619 2025-06-17T18:34:38.141396 image/jpeg 3148 2025-06-17T18:34:38.063371 image/jpeg 17437968 2025-06-17T18:34:37.314375 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