Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 41 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Davis, Stanley Stepping Backwards Night Watches, Part 5. Reading ease score: 87.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Widger "Stepping Backwards" by W. W. Jacobs is a humorous short story set in the early 20th century. It follows the light-hearted premise of a man who, seeking to rejuvenate his appearance, undergoes a dramatic change that results in amusing misunderstandings and mistaken identity with his wife. The story explores themes of perception, identity, and the sometimes humorous outcomes of drastic personal changes. In the narrative, Mr. Simpson undergoes a transformation, having his white hair and beard shaved and dyed black. When he returns home, his wife, Mrs. Simpson, fails to recognize him, leading to a comical series of events where friends are drawn into the mix, adding to the chaos. Mr. Mills, a mutual friend, attempts to help Mr. Simpson's case by discussing his changes with Mrs. Simpson, but instead, it only escalates the confusion. Ultimately, the story blends humor with social commentary on how appearance can affect personal relationships, culminating in a scenario where Mr. Simpson must prove his identity, all while navigating his wife's disbelief and the interference of their acquaintances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Humorous stories PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 48535 48115 2024-10-05T16:26:48.949092 2023-10-06T04:19:04.896165 text/html text/html 45243 2020-12-14T18:45:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii 185315 2020-12-14T18:45:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 197059 2024-10-05T16:26:50.611092 application/epub+zip 195891 2024-10-05T16:26:49.283086 application/epub+zip 83344 2024-10-05T16:26:49.110076 application/epub+zip 230546 2024-10-05T16:26:51.818072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223555 2024-10-05T16:26:50.445087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111313 2022-09-06T19:03:18.700555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39822 39815 2024-10-05T16:26:48.721091 2023-10-06T04:19:04.789162 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 41213 2020-12-14T18:45:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15663 2020-12-14T18:45:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19865 2024-10-05T16:26:51.950062 application/rdf+xml 18812 2024-10-05T16:26:49.184106 image/jpeg 3154 2024-10-05T16:26:49.146075 image/jpeg 185798 2024-10-05T16:26:48.959086 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