Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 71 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Owen, Will 1869 1957 Establishing Relations Odd Craft, Part 7. Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Widger "Establishing Relations" by W. W. Jacobs is a humorous short story that likely dates back to the early 20th century. This narrative, characteristic of Jacobs' style, explores themes of mistaken identity and romantic pursuits amidst quaint social settings. The story follows Mr. Richard Catesby, a second officer on a ship, as he awkwardly attempts to charm a young woman while inadvertently entangling himself in humorous misunderstandings. In the tale, Mr. Catesby is immediately struck by the beauty of Prudence Truefitt, the daughter of a widow living in Bashford's Lane. After his attempts at courting her lead to a mistaken identity crisis—where he is misidentified as her long-lost brother Fred—comedic chaos ensues. Catesby's awkward yet earnest advances are met with confusion and playful confrontations, especially when Mrs. Porter, a woman claiming to be his wife, arrives on the scene. The story weaves through Catesby's misadventures as he navigates the convoluted situation, showcasing Jacobs’ signature wit and social commentary on romance and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Sailors -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 53212 52447 2024-12-05T09:33:43.567278 2023-10-06T04:27:28.728908 text/html text/html 49080 2020-12-14T18:51:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii 523576 2020-12-14T18:51:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 554017 2024-12-05T09:33:45.234279 application/epub+zip 552778 2024-12-05T09:33:43.863291 application/epub+zip 67997 2024-12-05T09:33:43.688273 application/epub+zip 585412 2024-12-05T09:33:46.472245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 577329 2024-12-05T09:33:45.059309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93455 2022-09-06T19:16:34.806557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42435 42428 2024-12-05T09:33:43.418258 2023-10-06T04:27:28.599932 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 43827 2020-12-14T18:51:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16551 2020-12-14T18:51:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20736 2024-12-05T09:33:46.600247 application/rdf+xml 14945 2024-12-05T09:33:43.754260 image/jpeg 3041 2024-12-05T09:33:43.721273 image/jpeg 532895 2024-12-05T09:33:43.588261 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