The Adventures of a Suburbanite

The story revolves around a city dweller who relocates to the suburbs and struggles to adapt to rural life. He faces various challenges, including learning to ride a horse, dealing with aggressive farm animals, and navigating the complexities of country living. Through his experiences, he learns valuable lessons about perseverance, humility, and the importance of community.

By Ellis Parker Butler · First published 1911 · Genre: Comedy, Satire, Fiction · 13 chapters · 38,114 words

First lines

ISOBEL was born in a flat, and that was no fault of her own; but she was born in a flat, and reared in a flat, and married from a flat, and, for two years after we were married, we lived in a flat; but I am not a born flat-dweller myself, and as soon as possible I proposed that we move to the country. Isobel hesitated, but she hesitated so weakly that on the first of May we had bought the place at Westcote and moved into it.

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The Adventures of a Suburbanite is listed on Textopian as a novel by Ellis Parker Butler, dated 1911 CE.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Ellis Parker Butler
• Date: 1911 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Satire, Fiction, Social Commentary, Short Stories
• Length: 38,114 words
• Structure: 13 chapters, 520 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Genres

• Comedy — The book primarily uses humor and satire to explore suburban life.
• Satire — It critiques and mocks the conventions and lifestyle of suburbanites.
• Fiction — The narrative is a fictional account of a suburbanite's experiences.
• Social Commentary — It provides insights and critiques on social norms and behaviors in suburban settings.

Tags

Humor · Satire · Short Stories · American Literature · Early 20th Century · Suburban Life · Middle Class · Marriage · Family · Social Commentary · Comedy · Wit

Contents

• THE PRAWLEYS
• MR. PRAWLEY'S GARDEN
• THE EQUINE PALACE
• "BOB"
• THE NEW MR. PRAWLEY
• THE SPECKLED HEN
• CHESTERFIELD WHITING
• SALTED ALMONDS
• THE ROYAL GAME OR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE PIG EPISODE
• ADVANCED GOLF
• MY DOMESTICATED AUTOMOBILE
• MR. PRAWLEY RETURNS
• MILLINGTON'S MOTOR MYSTERY

More by Ellis Parker Butler

• The Hard-boiled Egg (1937)
• Philo Gubb's Greatest Case (1937)
• The Pet (1937)
• The Great American Pie Company (1904)
• The Thin Santa Claus (1909)
• That Pup (1907)
• The Confessions Of A Daddy (1907)
• Red Head and Whistle Breeches (1915)
• All works by Ellis Parker Butler