Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 137 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark The Lady of the Barge and Others, Entire Collection The lady of the barge -- The monkey's paw -- Bill's paper chase -- The well -- Cupboard love -- In the library -- Captain Rogers -- A tiger's skin -- A mixed proposal -- An adulteration act -- A golden venture -- Three at table. David Widger "The Lady of the Barge and Others, Entire Collection" by W. W. Jacobs is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The stories explore the themes of human folly, social interactions, and the quirks of everyday life, often with a humorous twist. The opening story, "The Lady of the Barge," introduces various characters, including a barge skipper named Captain Gibbs and his mate Ted, focusing on their interactions and unexpected visitors. At the start of "The Lady of the Barge," we encounter Captain Gibbs, who is wrapping up a conversation with the mate of a nearby schooner while wondering about his own brother-in-law, Ted. As night falls, Ted arrives with a surprise: a young woman named Lucy, who is introduced with eager excitement by Ted. The skipper's reluctance to have passengers on his barge, exacerbated by the mates' teasing and a brewing sense of jealousy over Lucy’s attention towards Captain Gibbs, sets the scene for humorous misunderstandings and potential conflicts as the group embarks on a new and unconventional journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/12133/12133-h/images/cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/12133/12133-rst/images/cover.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12133/12133-h/images/cover.jpg en Humorous stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction River life -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 367658 367667 2024-09-05T15:00:26.219943 2023-10-06T04:12:26.663887 text/html text/html 365684 2023-04-20T04:56:34 text/html 1180894 2024-09-05T15:00:35.710879 application/epub+zip 1180413 2024-09-05T15:00:28.003906 application/epub+zip 188737 2024-09-05T15:00:27.102932 application/epub+zip 1279064 2024-09-05T15:00:41.115874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1251369 2024-09-05T15:00:34.663871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260731 2022-09-06T18:55:20.093662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287909 287937 2024-09-05T15:00:25.078947 2023-10-06T04:12:25.550851 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 287586 2023-04-20T04:58:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19551 2024-09-05T15:00:41.573860 application/rdf+xml 16615 2024-09-05T15:00:27.220930 image/jpeg 2756 2024-09-05T15:00:27.162912 image/jpeg 105309 2023-04-20T05:00:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1312407 2023-04-20T05:00:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 1125015 2024-09-05T15:00:26.281938 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