Ella Cheever Thayer eBooks

Wired Love. E-book. Formato EPUB Ella Cheever Thayer   -  E-Bookarama, 2025  - 

First published in 1879, Ella Cheever Thayer’s novel, “Wired Love” (AKA: "Wired Love: A Romance Of Dots And Dashes"), tells the story of a young telegraph operator named Nattie who begins a flirtation with “C” — another operator some fifty miles down the line. The story includes a few romcom-esque staples such as an identity mix-up, a sudden breakup and a dramatic revelation of who “C” really is.

Wired love. E-book. Formato EPUB Ella Cheever Thayer   -  Simone Vannini, 2016  - 

-… — .-.. -.Just a noise, that is all.But a very significant noise to Miss Nathalie Rogers, or Nattie, as she was usually abbreviated; a noise that caused her to lay aside her book, and jump up hastily, exclaiming, with a gesture of impatience:—"Somebody always 'calls' me in the middle of every entertaining chapter!"For that noise, that little clatter, like, and yet too irregular to be the ticking of a clock, expressed to Nattie these four mystic letters:—"B m—X n;"which same four mystic letters, interpreted, meant that the name, or, to use the technical word, "call," of the telegraph office over which she was present sole presiding genius, was "B m," and that "B m" was wanted by another office on the wire, designated as "X n."A little, out-of-the-way, country office, some fifty miles down the line, was "X n," and, as Nattie signaled in reply to the "call" her readiness to receive any communications therefrom, she was conscious of holding in some slight contempt the possible abilities of the human portion of its machinery.For who but an operator very green in the profession would stay there?

Wired Love. E-book. Formato EPUB Ella Cheever Thayer   -  Interactive Media, 2013  - 

Wired Love by Ella Cheever Thayer is a charming, pioneering novel exploring love in the age of technology. The story follows Nattie, a young telegraph operator, who falls in love with Clem, a fellow “wire wizard,” through their witty and flirtatious exchanges over the telegraph. As they navigate romance without ever meeting face-to-face, the novel humorously examines themes of identity, connection, and miscommunication in an era dominated by emerging technologies. Thayer’s narrative cleverly parallels modern digital relationships, offering insights into how technology reshapes human interaction. When Nattie faces unwanted advances from a local man and professional rivalry at work, her bond with Clem becomes both refuge and resolution. A blend of lighthearted romance and social commentary, Wired Love captures the timeless tension between virtual and real-world intimacy, making it an early precursor to today’s online dating dynamics.