Project Gutenberg 2015-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 171 Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell 1872 1958 Coburn, Fordyce, Mrs. Munsell, Fanny The Stingy Receiver Produced by Elaine Laizure "The Stingy Receiver" by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Mrs. Tome Gallien, a wealthy, headstrong woman who is recovering from an accident and engages in a series of humorous yet thought-provoking exchanges with her young doctor, Sam Kendrue. As they navigate their interactions, themes of gratitude, generosity, and the complexities of human relationships emerge, and the dynamic between giver and receiver is put to the test. At the start of the novel, we meet Mrs. Gallien and the Young Doctor during an interesting conversation in her sickroom. As he urges her to make a wish for her recovery, she surprises him by expressing a desire for letters and packages, revealing her love for shopping as a source of joy. The dialogue between them is marked by wit and irony, particularly as Mrs. Gallien laments what she perceives as the stinginess of those who receive gifts without gratitude. When Mrs. Gallien takes it upon herself to ensure her doctor’s life becomes more exciting, the story takes an unexpected turn, leading to humorous revelations and a reflection on the nature of giving and receiving. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Physicians -- Fiction Rich people -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction United States -- Fiction Invalids -- Fiction Norwegians -- United States -- Fiction PS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 205917 2025-07-19T15:51:00.961814 text/html 186303 2024-10-24T17:38:06 text/html 492440 2025-07-19T15:51:06.448864 application/epub+zip 492802 2025-07-19T15:51:02.865861 application/epub+zip 145968 2025-07-19T15:51:01.684844 application/epub+zip 617398 2025-07-19T15:51:08.973273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 613201 2025-07-19T15:51:05.708773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243825 2022-09-22T10:55:29.169242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181407 2025-07-19T15:51:00.327828 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161644 2024-10-24T17:38:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18613 2025-07-19T15:51:09.106268 application/rdf+xml 11823 2025-07-19T15:51:02.180785 image/jpeg 3066 2025-07-19T15:51:01.929817 image/jpeg 488721 2025-07-19T15:51:00.990824 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