The Sea Lady by H. G. Wells
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"The Sea Lady" by H. G. Wells is a fantasy novel serialized in 1901 and published as a volume by Methuen. A mermaid arrives on England's southern coast in 1899, disguising herself as "Miss Doris Thalassia Waters" to infiltrate genteel society. Her true purpose: to seduce Harry Chatteris, a man she once glimpsed in the South Seas who now haunts her desires. Though he's engaged and pursuing a political career, she tempts
him with whispers of "better dreams," challenging Victorian propriety and restraint in this blend of fantasy, romance, and social satire. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Baumer, Lewis Christopher Edward, 1870-1963 |
| LoC No. | 02023406 |
| Title | The Sea Lady |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sea_Lady |
| Credits |
Produced by Malcolm Farmer, eagkw and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Fantasy fiction |
| Subject | Mermaids -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 35920 |
| Release Date | Apr 20, 2011 |
| Last Update | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 500 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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