Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 66 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Owen, Will 1869 1957 The White Cat Captains All, Book 10. Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Widger "The White Cat" by W. W. Jacobs is a short story written during the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds in a rural English village and revolves around themes of property, greed, and the human-animal bond. It presents a humorous take on how a man's fortune hinges on the well-being of an incredibly pampered cat. In the story, the focus is primarily on Joe Clark and his uncle Clark's prized possession—a white cat with one yellow and one blue eye. When old Clark dies, he leaves Joe a lucrative inheritance contingent on the cat's survival, necessitating that George Barstow, the cat's caretaker, keeps it alive. The narrative explores the humorous lengths to which George goes to protect the cat from perceived threats, including neighbors who might have malice towards it. As the cat goes missing, the village erupts into a chaotic, comedic hunt for the feline, leading to revelations about greed and the absurdities surrounding the neighbors’ dealings. Ultimately, both George and Joe learn that love for the cat may lead to unintended consequences, culminating in a poignant ending. (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 53667 52889 2024-10-05T08:30:41.072099 2023-10-05T08:30:05.790054 text/html text/html 49712 2004-02-20T15:34:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii 332302 2004-02-20T15:35:42 text/html application/zip 350251 2024-10-05T08:30:42.853084 application/epub+zip 349054 2024-10-05T08:30:41.403113 application/epub+zip 87079 2024-10-05T08:30:41.216089 application/epub+zip 383257 2024-10-05T08:30:44.195089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373959 2024-10-05T08:30:42.669096 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111438 2022-09-05T12:03:27.494242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43574 43567 2024-10-05T08:30:40.939092 2023-10-05T08:30:05.637043 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 44977 2004-02-20T15:31:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16711 2004-02-20T15:35:40 text/plain application/zip 19915 2024-10-05T08:30:44.321077 application/rdf+xml 16759 2024-10-05T08:30:41.285106 image/jpeg 2851 2024-10-05T08:30:41.250118 image/jpeg 333621 2024-10-05T08:30:41.089323 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