Project Gutenberg 2014-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 204 Wells, Carolyn 1862 1942 Houghton, Carolyn Wells Smith, W. Granville (Walter Granville) 1870 1938 Smith, Walter Granville Smith, Granville The Staying Guest E-text prepared by Stephen Hutcheson, Mardi Desjardins, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) "The Staying Guest" by Carolyn Wells is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers on two elderly maiden sisters, Miss Priscilla and Miss Dorinda Flint, who live in the stately but grim Primrose Hall. Their ordered lives are disrupted when a cheerful girl named Ladybird Lovell, the daughter of their estranged younger sister, unexpectedly arrives and demands to stay with them, leading to a clash of personalities and a comedy of manners. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Primrose Hall, a quaint and meticulously organized home, underscoring the sisters’ traditional and rigid ways. Their mundane routine is interrupted by the arrival of Ladybird, who espouses a vivacious and carefree spirit that stands in stark contrast to the Flints’ prim lifestyle. The lively child arrives after an uninvited letter indicates her circumstance as an orphan, bringing with her not only a playful disposition but also the companionship of a dog named Cloppy, much to Miss Priscilla’s chagrin. Their initial attempts to send her away only spark further antics and negotiations, setting the stage for a humorous exploration of family dynamics and the themes of love, acceptance, and the challenges of coexistence in the face of contrasting personalities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45545/45545-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Girls -- Juvenile fiction Aunts -- Juvenile fiction Families -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 306176 2025-08-18T12:02:58.441444 text/html 296966 2024-10-24T06:39:22 text/html 1151236 2025-08-18T12:03:05.440436 application/epub+zip 1161991 2025-08-18T12:03:00.525403 application/epub+zip 172171 2025-08-18T12:02:59.443420 application/epub+zip 1257765 2025-08-18T12:03:08.782410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1223611 2025-08-18T12:03:04.465380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236487 2022-09-20T18:33:28.101420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254029 2025-08-18T12:02:57.433475 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 234071 2024-10-24T06:39:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18530 2025-08-18T12:03:09.087458 application/rdf+xml 14060 2025-08-18T12:02:59.549420 image/jpeg 2212 2025-08-18T12:02:59.492427 image/jpeg 1044360 2025-08-18T12:02:58.511418 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 More titles under Wright, Rowland