Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 91 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Owen, Will 1869 1957 Bob's Redemption Captains All, Book 5. Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Widger "Bob's Redemption" by W. W. Jacobs is a humorous short story from the early 20th century that captures the complexities of human relationships and gratitude. The narrative primarily revolves around the themes of indebtedness and the irony of gratitude, exploring how acts of kindness can lead to unexpected complications. The story unfolds through the eyes of a night-watchman who reflects on his experiences helping others and the lack of appreciation he has received. He recounts the tale of Bob Evans, who, after being saved from drowning by George Crofts, feels an overwhelming sense of gratitude that leads to unintended consequences. Bob’s attempts to repay George for his life ultimately result in a complicated love triangle with Gerty Mitchell, Bob's girlfriend. As George imposes on Bob’s hospitality and exploits his gratefulness, the situation spirals into jealousy and dissatisfaction, culminating in a confrontational and humorous climax. The story cleverly showcases how gratitude can be a double-edged sword, leading to both camaraderie and conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction River life -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 55425 54646 2024-10-05T08:30:23.934731 2023-10-05T08:29:50.687910 text/html text/html 51480 2004-02-21T13:24:38 text/html; charset=us-ascii 339468 2004-02-21T13:25:16 text/html application/zip 355433 2024-10-05T08:30:25.728691 application/epub+zip 354230 2024-10-05T08:30:24.268681 application/epub+zip 88092 2024-10-05T08:30:24.077745 application/epub+zip 388723 2024-10-05T08:30:27.071700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379302 2024-10-05T08:30:25.543679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112580 2022-09-05T12:03:04.893574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45298 45291 2024-10-05T08:30:23.802702 2023-10-05T08:29:50.575919 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 46703 2004-02-21T13:20:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17717 2004-02-21T13:25:16 text/plain application/zip 19892 2024-10-05T08:30:27.202676 application/rdf+xml 16759 2024-10-05T08:30:24.147683 image/jpeg 2851 2024-10-05T08:30:24.112680 image/jpeg 340672 2024-10-05T08:30:23.951701 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