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Her Ladyship's Elephant (1898)

Her Ladyship's Elephant (1898)

Wells, David Dwight

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ISBN10: 1164667831
ISBN13: 9781164667834
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 250
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.53 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Her Ladyship's Elephant is a charming and humorous novel written by David Dwight Wells in 1898. The story revolves around a wealthy and eccentric English woman named Lady Mickleham who inherits an elephant from her late husband's travels in India. Lady Mickleham decides to bring the elephant, named Solomon, back to England and keep him as a pet, much to the surprise and amusement of her friends and family.The novel follows Lady Mickleham's attempts to integrate Solomon into her aristocratic lifestyle, with hilarious results. The elephant becomes a beloved member of the household, causing chaos and mischief at every turn. Lady Mickleham's efforts to train Solomon and make him presentable for high society events are met with resistance from the stubborn and unpredictable animal.As the story progresses, Lady Mickleham's attachment to Solomon deepens, and she begins to see him as more than just a pet. The novel explores themes of love, friendship, and the bonds that can form between humans and animals.Overall, Her Ladyship's Elephant is a delightful and entertaining read that will appeal to fans of classic British humor and animal stories. It is a timeless tale that has stood the test of time and continues to enchant readers over a century after its initial publication.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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