Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 89 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Owen, Will 1869 1957 Manners Makyth Man Ship's Company, Part 12. Reading ease score: 88.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Widger "Manners Makyth Man" by W. W. Jacobs is a comedic short story written in the early 20th century. The narrative is centered on the everyday life of a night-watchman dealing with a series of humorous and somewhat chaotic events related to a young boy who runs away to sea. The book explores themes of identity and social customs, highlighting the contrasts between pretension and authenticity. In the story, the night-watchman, who finds himself reflecting on his job, encounters a young boy who deceives him into believing he has run away from home to escape mistreatment. As the watchman tries to help the boy and communicate with his supposed father, he realizes he has been tricked twice: first by the boy and then by his attractive sister. The situation escalates when the boy's sister prompts him to search for her brother, who has gone to borrow money for a voyage. The climax occurs when the sister, who is ultimately saved, reveals her true identity as she playfully introduces herself to the watchman. This delightful confusion leads to introspective humor about social status and relationships, ultimately leaving the watchman with a mix of irritation and amusement. (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 48857 2025-04-05T03:46:03.004673 text/html 43741 2020-12-20T01:22:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 558958 2020-12-20T01:22:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 583348 2025-04-05T03:46:04.687672 application/epub+zip 582036 2025-04-05T03:46:03.318695 application/epub+zip 84352 2025-04-05T03:46:03.138637 application/epub+zip 616107 2025-04-05T03:46:05.935661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608361 2025-04-05T03:46:04.512623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110030 2022-09-05T08:32:14.267234 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40006 2025-04-05T03:46:02.879637 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41400 2020-12-20T01:22:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16012 2020-12-20T01:22:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20573 2025-04-05T03:46:06.132618 application/rdf+xml 16137 2025-04-05T03:46:03.215645 image/jpeg 2711 2025-04-05T03:46:03.176636 image/jpeg 562978 2025-04-05T03:46:03.024679 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