Other Folk's Lives is a novel written by Menella Bute Smedley and first published in 1869. The story revolves around a young woman named Edith Morland, who is forced to leave her comfortable life in London and move to a small village in the countryside after her father's death. In the village, she meets a variety of characters, including the wealthy but unhappy Lady Charlotte, the kind-hearted but impoverished Miss Fanny, and the mysterious and brooding...