Project Gutenberg 2015-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 238 Forman, Henry James 1879 1966 The Man Who Lived in a Shoe Produced by Al Haines "The Man Who Lived in a Shoe" by Henry James Forman is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Randolph Byrd, a book-loving bachelor who is unexpectedly thrust into the role of guardian for his late sister's three children. The narrative explores themes of domesticity, personal ambition, and the struggle between societal expectations and personal desires as Byrd grapples with the responsibilities of fatherhood in the wake of familial tragedy. At the start of the book, Byrd finds himself in a state of emotional turmoil following his sister Laura's untimely death. As preparations for his marriage to Gertrude Bayard loom closer, he is faced with the harrowing task of caring for Laura's children, which brings a newfound seriousness to his otherwise carefree life as a bibliophile. The opening chapters depict the juxtaposition between Byrd's desire for independence and the sudden intrusion of domestic responsibilities, setting the stage for his inner conflict and the challenges he must confront in a world that now demands much more from him than he ever anticipated. The narrative establishes a sense of urgency as he attempts to navigate his new reality while contemplating the implications of his decisions on his upcoming marriage and his future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 654091 2025-09-20T05:01:14.464566 text/html 644741 2024-10-24T17:54:41 text/html 306670 2025-09-20T05:01:28.707480 application/epub+zip 651894 2025-01-20T05:04:34.454297 application/pdf 651899 2025-01-20T05:04:20.559381 application/pdf 322166 2025-09-20T05:01:19.962510 application/epub+zip 322166 2025-09-20T05:01:16.821560 application/epub+zip 481062 2025-09-20T05:01:33.627434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441885 2025-09-20T05:01:26.530572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442612 2022-09-22T13:58:46.688613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551695 2025-09-20T05:01:13.269527 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 557576 2015-08-21T11:40:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 552520 2015-08-21T11:40:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 552528 2015-08-21T11:40:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25913 2025-09-20T05:01:33.768450 application/rdf+xml 539304 2025-09-20T05:01:12.977578 text/x-rst 539304 2015-08-21T11:40:50 text/x-rst 9725 2025-09-20T05:01:17.777533 image/jpeg 1663 2025-09-20T05:01:17.306523 image/jpeg 220694 2015-08-21T11:40:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 220067 2015-08-21T11:40:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 287796 2015-08-21T11:41:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 268986 2015-08-21T11:40:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 219988 2015-08-21T11:40:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 276840 2025-09-20T05:01:14.512559 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