Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 71 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Greiffenhagen, Maurice 1862 1931 Greiffenhagen, Maurice William Richards, Amy, active 1896-1918 A Mixed Proposal The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 9. Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Widger "A Mixed Proposal" by W. W. Jacobs is a humorous short story written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around two friends, Major Brill and Halibut, who both aim to propose to the same widow, Mrs. Riddel, leading to a comedic rivalry. This tale explores themes of friendship, competition, and romantic misadventures through lighthearted dialogue and ironic situations. The narrative begins with Major Brill preparing to propose to Mrs. Riddel on a lovely autumn day. As he walks, he encounters Halibut, who reveals he has the same intention. This unexpected competition escalates into a playful standoff between the two, prompting them to settle their dispute with a game of chess to determine who will propose first. Halibut wins, but he faces rejection from Mrs. Riddel, leading to further complications and machinations as he plans to propose again. Ultimately, their humorous exchanges and blunders culminate in an amusing misunderstanding, leaving both men navigating the delicate waters of friendship and romance as they attempt to win the affection of the lady. (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 49697 48623 2024-10-05T16:18:13.255125 2023-10-06T04:12:13.509753 text/html text/html 45394 2020-12-14T18:41:02 text/html; charset=us-ascii 341022 2020-12-14T18:41:02 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 356563 2024-10-05T16:18:14.947243 application/epub+zip 355362 2024-10-05T16:18:13.542130 application/epub+zip 75192 2024-10-05T16:18:13.376126 application/epub+zip 390571 2024-10-05T16:18:16.225124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382561 2024-10-05T16:18:14.783137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102881 2022-09-06T18:54:56.235946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41762 41755 2024-10-05T16:18:13.128128 2023-10-06T04:12:13.400746 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 43197 2020-12-14T18:41:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16623 2020-12-14T18:41:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19956 2024-10-05T16:18:16.423113 application/rdf+xml 16615 2024-10-05T16:18:13.449185 image/jpeg 2756 2024-10-05T16:18:13.412129 image/jpeg 341558 2024-10-05T16:18:13.270128 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