Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 80 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Owen, Will 1869 1957 Fine Feathers Ship's Company, Part 1. Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Widger "Fine Feathers" by W. W. Jacobs is a humorous short story, likely written in the early 20th century. This work encapsulates the life of Mr. Jobson, a greengrocer who finds himself entangled in a comical family surprise involving formal attire. The story primarily explores themes of class, societal expectations, and the humorous struggles of conforming to those expectations. The narrative follows Mr. Jobson as he awakens to discover that his family has conspiringly replaced his usual work clothes with a top hat, tailcoat, and other formal attire. Initially hesitant and embarrassed, he reluctantly dons the outfit for a family outing to the Crystal Palace. Throughout the story, Mr. Jobson experiences discomfort and social anxiety about his appearance, leading to humorous encounters with friends and neighbors. Ultimately, his initial resistance gives way to an acceptance of the new clothes, reflecting the family's desire for social respectability and Mr. Jobson's realization of the importance of dressing appropriately as a father. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 51040 49564 2024-10-05T05:22:23.948741 2023-10-05T06:04:36.166391 text/html text/html 46093 2020-12-20T01:21:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 537397 2020-12-20T01:21:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 560834 2024-10-05T05:22:25.763797 application/epub+zip 559610 2024-10-05T05:22:24.307730 application/epub+zip 85243 2024-10-05T05:22:24.081724 application/epub+zip 594388 2024-10-05T05:22:27.048708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 586909 2024-10-05T05:22:25.590775 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111508 2022-09-05T08:31:22.010319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42175 42168 2024-10-05T05:22:23.800739 2023-10-05T06:04:36.007390 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 43563 2020-12-20T01:21:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16920 2020-12-20T01:21:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20071 2024-10-05T05:22:27.176720 application/rdf+xml 16137 2024-10-05T05:22:24.159746 image/jpeg 2711 2024-10-05T05:22:24.119785 image/jpeg 541082 2024-10-05T05:22:23.967731 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia