Project Gutenberg 1997-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 128 Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) 1859 1927 Jerome, Jerome Klapka Jerome, J. K. Jerome, J.K. Jerome, Jerome Clapp Mrs. Korner Sins Her Mercies Produced by Ron Burkey, Amy Thomte, and David Widger "Mrs. Korner Sins Her Mercies" by Jerome K. Jerome is a comedic novel likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around Mrs. Korner, a young woman newly married to Mr. Korner, who feels embarrassed by her husband's overly mild demeanor. The book explores themes of gender roles and expectations within marriage, depicting the humorous clash between Mrs. Korner's desire for a more traditionally masculine husband and Mr. Korner's adherence to his own principles of moderation and decorum. The story unfolds with Mrs. Korner expressing her frustration over her husband’s lack of manliness during a conversation with her friend, Miss Greene. When Mr. Korner inadvertently gets drunk after meeting a cousin, he returns home in a state of disorder, which leads to a chaotic dinner where he critiques Mrs. Korner for her housekeeping skills while she, in turn, realizes her misconceptions about masculinity. The climax comes when Mr. Korner confronts the idea of masculinity and his wife's expectations, resulting in a humorous yet poignant resolution where both characters acknowledge their misunderstandings and come to terms with their differences. Through wit and spirited dialogue, Jerome K. Jerome illustrates the absurdities of societal norms during his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Domestic fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 58860 2025-07-01T07:27:36.843105 text/html 57354 2021-01-27T23:36:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 19377 2021-01-27T23:36:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 91125 2025-07-01T07:27:41.760076 application/epub+zip 89894 2025-07-01T07:27:39.560068 application/epub+zip 84996 2025-07-01T07:27:38.494091 application/epub+zip 203277 2025-07-01T07:27:43.260051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196452 2025-07-01T07:27:41.115067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160007 2022-09-01T08:30:40.467979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47773 2025-07-01T07:27:36.594088 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47633 2018-03-09T11:19:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17908 2018-03-18T12:09:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 46659 2016-05-06T11:37:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17777 2016-05-06T11:37:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21062 2025-07-01T07:27:43.381056 application/rdf+xml 13809 2025-07-01T07:27:38.970108 image/jpeg 3388 2025-07-01T07:27:38.731098 image/jpeg 90755 2025-07-01T07:27:36.849096 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