Need help figuring out the title of a book!

[kohlka]

Does this book ring a bell for anyone? A book that was read in the 1960's (possibly written then) with this description:

First the action took place in England about the time of the great plagues, sometime after the 1300's or later. The main male character in somehow transported into the body of a well-to-do estate owner who is disliked by his wife and servants. However the main character is a warm friendly personality now in the owners body and becomes liked by all including the wife. He soon has a bathtub and boiler built and other household inventions. I believe I remember (but am not sure) that there is some ongoing struggle with the personality of the body's original owner.

I can't figure out the title and I'm hoping someone might know. Thanks!

 

[GOLLUM]

Moved to Book Search....

 

[kohlka]

Thank you! I didn't see that option.

 

[Matteo]

It's many years since I read it so I may be wrong, but it sounds a bit like:

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

 

[Ian Whates]

Yup, I'm with Matteo; sounds a lot like Doomsday Book to me.

 

[kohlka]

Thank you for the suggestion! I am a librarian and I am trying to help a patron find a book. In reading the description of the "Doomsday Book" I don't think it is the one we are looking for (Doomsday has a female main character and it was written in 1992, and we are looking for a male main character of an older title). Does anyone else have any ideas/suggestions? Thanks so much!

 

[dwndrgn]

I sincerely doubt it is something like 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' but that is all I can come up with right now. I don't have any other ideas but I think I want to read it!

 

[kohlka]

Thank you! We tried that one, but it wasn't the book.