Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 62 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Davis, Stanley The Unknown Night Watches, Part 7. Reading ease score: 90.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by David Widger "The Unknown" by W. W. Jacobs is a humorous short story written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers on the experiences of a night-watchman and his interactions with Captain Bill Smithers, a handsome and somewhat oblivious sailor, and his overbearing widow. The story delves into themes of jealousy, miscommunication, and the often ridiculous nature of romantic relationships, particularly from a comedic viewpoint. In this tale, the night-watchman concocts a prank involving a fake love letter meant for Captain Smithers that is signed with the fictitious name "Dorothy." As the night-watchman watches the ensuing chaos unfold, he finds himself amused by the captain's misguided attempts to engage in a romantic encounter, while his overbearing wife closely monitors all his movements. The plot thickens when both the captain's and the night-watchman's wives become involved, leading to a series of misunderstandings and comical situations. Ultimately, the story showcases the absurdity of romantic entanglements and the chaos that can arise from jealousy and secrecy among couples. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Humorous stories PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 47564 47095 2024-10-05T16:26:55.116048 2023-10-06T04:19:10.320715 text/html text/html 44117 2020-12-14T18:46:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii 248755 2020-12-14T18:46:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 262412 2024-10-05T16:26:56.770088 application/epub+zip 261251 2024-10-05T16:26:55.426100 application/epub+zip 83081 2024-10-05T16:26:55.252050 application/epub+zip 295132 2024-10-05T16:26:57.995062 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288284 2024-10-05T16:26:56.598035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110507 2022-09-06T19:03:27.527631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38987 38980 2024-10-05T16:26:54.996057 2023-10-06T04:19:10.203717 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 40371 2020-12-14T18:46:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15390 2020-12-14T18:46:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19846 2024-10-05T16:26:58.123029 application/rdf+xml 18812 2024-10-05T16:26:55.324059 image/jpeg 3154 2024-10-05T16:26:55.288042 image/jpeg 249347 2024-10-05T16:26:55.128089 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