Classic Love Stories

Buttered Side Down

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  • 1912 first published
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Buttered Side Down is a 1912 classic romance novel by Edna Ferber.

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About Buttered Side Down

"And so," the story writers used to say, "they lived happily ever after." Um-m-m—maybe. After the glamour had worn off, and the glass slippers were worn out, did the Prince never find Cinderella's manner redolent of the kitchen hearth; and was it never necessary that he remind her to be more careful of her finger-nails and grammar? After Puss in Boots had won wealth and a wife for his young master did not that gentleman often fume with chagrin because the neighbors, perhaps, refused to call on the lady of the former poor miller's son? It is a great risk to take with one's book-children. These stories make no such promises. They stop just short of the phrase of the old story writers, and end truthfully, thus: And so they lived. E. F. (Summary from the Foreword to "Buttered Side Down")
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Who wrote Buttered Side Down?

Buttered Side Down was written by Edna Ferber and first published in 1912.

What genre is Buttered Side Down?

It is usually shelved as Classic Love Stories.

Is there a free audiobook of Buttered Side Down?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 4 h 35 min.

What books are similar to Buttered Side Down?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Great Gatsby, The Turn of the Screw and Le fantôme de l'opéra.

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