Project Gutenberg 2023-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 153 Thorne, Eglanton 1852 1907 Charlton, Elizabeth Emily Rainey, W. (William) 1852 1936 Rainey, William Rainey, H. W. (H. William) Rainey, W. Aunt Patty's paying guests $aLondon :$bThe Religious Tract Society, $c1907. "Aunt Patty's Paying Guests" by Eglanton Thorne is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young woman named Nan Darracott, who, suffering from exhaustion due to overwork, is sent to recuperate at her Aunt Patty's countryside home, "Gay Bowers." As the narrative unfolds, themes of family, personal growth, and the transition from academic struggles to embracing a new phase of life emerge, particularly with the introduction of various interesting characters, including a professor and American guests. The opening of the book introduces Nan as she faces a doctor's decree to take a break from her studies, feeling like her hopes for a teaching career are slipping away. Her family's financial struggles are evident, and the atmosphere is one of both love and tension among her siblings. After her uncle's sudden death, Aunt Patty is left to manage their shared grief while contemplating the need for income from "paying guests." This leads to the idea of Nan assisting her aunt upon her arrival at "Gay Bowers," where they anticipate the arrival of new guests, including a professor recovering from illness and an American family, setting the stage for interactions that promise to be both enlightening and comedic. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230925144230thorne 1907 GB Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Love stories Domestic fiction Christian fiction Young women -- England -- Juvenile fiction Country life -- England -- Juvenile fiction Romance fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 415978 2025-07-28T11:07:55.255629 text/html 412865 2023-09-29T18:25:41 text/html 733227 2025-07-28T11:08:00.842583 application/epub+zip 739480 2025-07-28T11:07:56.034623 application/epub+zip 225115 2025-07-28T11:07:55.625579 application/epub+zip 867472 2025-07-28T11:08:04.329583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 845616 2025-07-28T11:08:00.277569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392415 2025-07-28T11:07:54.831587 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 392428 2023-09-29T18:25:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18441 2025-07-28T11:08:04.500509 application/rdf+xml 21400 2025-07-28T11:07:55.737558 image/jpeg 3534 2025-07-28T11:07:55.684560 image/jpeg 765514 2023-09-29T18:25:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 834551 2025-07-28T11:07:55.308580 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