Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 145 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Owen, Will 1869 1957 Odd Man Out Sailor's Knots, Part 6. Reading ease score: 91.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by David Widger "Odd Man Out" by W. W. Jacobs is a humorous short story that was written in the early 20th century. The book primarily explores the themes of friendship and romantic entanglements among sailors and their acquaintances in a light-hearted manner. Jacobs employs wit and social commentary, illustrating how relationships can be complicated by misunderstandings and romantic rivalry. The narrative revolves around two inseparable friends, Ted Denver and Charlie Brice, who find their friendship tested when Ted becomes romantically infatuated with Emma White. As Ted pursues Emma, Charlie, who has always been by Ted's side, becomes an awkward third wheel. Emma demands that Ted choose between her and Charlie, leading to a series of comedic scenarios wherein the pair navigate the tumultuous waters of budding romance and jealousy, particularly as they contend with Mrs. Jennings, a widow who inadvertently complicates matters. The story culminates in Charlie being tricked into believing that he is not the intended suitor for Mrs. Jennings, ultimately leading to a panic-stricken flight as he runs from the situation without his hat, leaving readers with a humorous take on companionship and the chaos of romantic pursuits. (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: Literature Browsing: Fiction 51908 51216 2025-03-05T04:33:25.320704 2023-10-05T07:02:36.775255 text/html text/html 47986 2020-12-20T04:45:12 text/html; charset=us-ascii 362844 2020-12-20T04:45:12 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 384787 2025-03-05T04:33:27.026801 application/epub+zip 383536 2025-03-05T04:33:25.636761 application/epub+zip 75332 2025-03-05T04:33:25.456743 application/epub+zip 418048 2025-03-05T04:33:28.327807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408859 2025-03-05T04:33:26.850694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99844 2022-09-05T09:56:11.970950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41539 41532 2025-03-05T04:33:25.178698 2023-10-05T07:02:36.647255 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 42925 2020-12-20T04:45:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16066 2020-12-20T04:45:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20871 2025-03-05T04:33:28.595204 application/rdf+xml 18335 2025-03-05T04:33:25.521760 image/jpeg 3249 2025-03-05T04:33:25.487757 image/jpeg 368783 2025-03-05T04:33:25.345745 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