Project Gutenberg 2006-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 198 Bagnold, Enid 1889 1981 Jones, Enid Bagnold, Lady The Happy Foreigner Produced by Suzanne Shell, Charlie Kirschner and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Happy Foreigner" by Enid Bagnold is a novel written in the early 20th century, post World War I. The story revolves around Fanny, a young Englishwoman who arrives in France at the dawn of peace, seeking adventure as a driver for the French Army amidst the ruins of war. The opening of the book introduces Fanny as she arrives in Bar-le-Duc, a town recovering from the war's devastation. Alone and weary from her journey, she navigates her new surroundings with determination, grappling with the loneliness that accompanies her purpose. The narrative paints a vivid picture of her experiences in an uninviting and muddy environment, describing her interactions with American officers and other characters who add complexity to her solitary journey. As she settles into the 'black hut', her new home, her resilience shines through as she prepares to take on her role in this foreign land. The opening sets the tone for Fanny's exploration of self amidst external chaos, hinting at the themes of independence, hardship, and the search for belonging that will unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 429973 2025-06-04T11:34:13.077424 text/html 429794 2025-01-12T18:50:30.140498 text/html 224041 2025-06-04T11:34:21.160375 application/epub+zip 229618 2025-06-04T11:34:15.118419 application/epub+zip 229617 2025-06-04T11:34:13.848399 application/epub+zip 411698 2025-06-04T11:34:25.847850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376068 2025-06-04T11:34:20.342390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348933 2022-09-05T06:22:27.259002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375953 2025-06-04T11:34:12.454380 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 375806 2020-12-27T06:44:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 145874 2020-12-27T06:44:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 375808 2020-12-27T06:44:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145764 2020-12-27T06:44:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19157 2025-06-04T11:34:26.006808 application/rdf+xml 12440 2025-06-04T11:34:14.420368 image/jpeg 3339 2025-06-04T11:34:14.131378 image/jpeg 218870 2025-06-04T11:34:13.114425 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