Project Gutenberg 2025-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 216 Stern, G. B. (Gladys Bronwyn) 1890 1973 Stern, Gladys Bronwyn Stern, Gladys Bertha Holdsworth, Gladys Bronwyn Holdsworth, Gladys Bertha The room $aNew York :$bAlfred A. Knopf, $c1922. MWS, Laura Natal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Room" by G. B. Stern is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book revolves around the Maxwell family, living in a bustling, crowded home in Buckler’s Cross, and explores their everyday dynamics, intergenerational relationships, and personal struggles. Its focus appears to be domestic life—how individuals within a large family form shifting alliances, carry secrets, and seek comfort or independence, especially through the device of private or shared rooms in their house. Prominent characters include Hal, the eldest son, Aunt Lavvy, a beloved quasi-family member, and various siblings all grappling with issues of growing up, belonging, and, at times, moral quandaries. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the Maxwell household: a typical middle-class family contending with the logistics and tensions of a cramped home and complicated personal ties. Through a series of vignettes, we meet Aunt Lavvy and her close relationship with the children, particularly Hal, as well as the different siblings—Bunny’s mischievousness, Nina’s confidence, Ursula’s yearning for privacy through her own room and fire, and the quiet but underlying stresses between both adults and children. The narrative deftly weaves domestic routines with deeper emotional undercurrents, culminating in Hal’s accidental theft of a banknote, his resulting guilt, and the ripple effect of this small moral crisis through the family. Early chapters set the stage for a novel that promises an intimate exploration of family, morality, and the boundaries of home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/theroom00steriala 20211028020230stern 1922 US Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction English fiction -- 20th century Families -- Fiction Spouses -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 460037 2025-07-30T06:15:15.157073 text/html 435475 2025-05-01T10:00:02 text/html 935697 2025-07-30T06:15:22.974041 application/epub+zip 938004 2025-07-30T06:15:17.107076 application/epub+zip 445842 2025-07-30T06:15:15.992059 application/epub+zip 1824659 2025-07-30T06:15:27.159056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1796886 2025-07-30T06:15:22.017053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420227 2025-07-30T06:15:14.044102 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 400392 2025-05-01T10:00:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17099 2025-07-30T06:15:27.311029 application/rdf+xml 24288 2025-07-30T06:15:16.288062 image/jpeg 3471 2025-07-30T06:15:16.131053 image/jpeg 1944332 2025-07-30T06:15:15.217110 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