Project Gutenberg 2005-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 52 Smith, Francis Hopkinson 1838 1915 Smith, F. Hopkinson (Francis Hopkinson) A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. A gentleman vagabond — A knight of the legion of honor — John Sanders, laborer — Baeader — The lady of Lucerne — Jonathan — Along the Bronx — Another dog — Brockway's hulk. Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Melissa Er-Raqabi, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others" by Francis Hopkinson Smith is a collection of stories written in the late 19th century. The work revolves around distinct characters that epitomize varying shades of vagabondage and gentlemanliness, as it explores social dynamics, hospitality, and human nature through encounters in genteel settings and the broader world. The opening of the book introduces Major Tom Slocomb, a jovial and somewhat bumbling character searching for his friend in New York City. His whimsical charm and rich backstory, narrating a life lived in genteel circles despite financial struggles, set the tone for the tale. Through light-hearted dialogue and vivid descriptions, the reader is drawn into the major's world, revealing his love for hospitality and his connections to the past, particularly regarding his deceased wife. As he interacts with various characters, including a discerning African American servant and his affluent friends, the story begins to unfold against a backdrop of humor, nostalgia, and social commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 243000 243001 2024-10-06T15:26:51.996146 2023-09-07T05:32:11.042182 text/html text/html 248637 2020-12-19T10:42:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 96080 2020-12-19T10:42:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 188473 2024-10-06T15:26:59.733280 application/epub+zip 191501 2024-10-06T15:26:55.738131 application/epub+zip 162285 2024-10-06T15:26:54.360137 application/epub+zip 364712 2024-10-06T15:27:02.762099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346072 2024-10-06T15:26:58.810101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317609 2022-09-07T19:14:10.200505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227700 227589 2024-10-06T15:26:51.450157 2023-09-07T05:32:10.538166 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 227475 2020-12-19T10:42:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 91124 2020-12-19T10:42:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 227518 2020-12-19T10:42:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91057 2020-12-19T10:42:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21911 2024-10-06T15:27:02.892084 application/rdf+xml 17069 2024-10-06T15:26:54.917152 image/jpeg 4039 2024-10-06T15:26:54.640119 image/jpeg 193867 2024-10-06T15:26:52.018182 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