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 Project Gutenberg 2005-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 143 Butler, Ellis Parker 1869 1937 Widney, G. C. (Gustavus C.) 1871 1955 Widney, Gustave C. Widney, Gustavus C. Mike Flannery On Duty and Off Just like a cat -- The three hundred -- Fleas will be fleas. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Project Gutenberg Beginners Projects, Taavi Kalju, Leonard Johnson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) "Mike Flannery On Duty and Off" by Ellis Parker Butler is a humorous novel written in the early 20th century. This book explores the life of Mike Flannery, an express agent who navigates various comedic situations in his job, often involving quirky characters and absurd circumstances. The narrative is filled with satire and wit as it details the daily dealings and misadventures of Flannery and his interactions with customers, co-workers, and various drama surrounding a dead cat. The storyline unfolds around Mike Flannery, who is tasked with dealing with the shipping and handling of various items, including a particularly troublesome dead Angora cat that becomes the centerpiece of a series of misunderstandings with his employers and clients. Flannery struggles between following company protocols and his common sense, leading to comedic confrontations with others, such as his lazy assistant, Timmy, and a French professor who educates fleas. The mishaps and Flannery's unique perspective showcase an entertaining commentary on the absurdities of bureaucracy, the challenges of the working class, and Flannery's ultimate quest for dignity in his profession amid persistent chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Express service -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 130629 130413 2024-09-07T04:46:11.537669 2023-09-07T06:46:40.418859 text/html text/html 127371 2020-12-14T06:56:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 277187 2020-12-14T06:56:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 352461 2024-09-07T04:46:15.621745 application/epub+zip 352803 2024-09-07T04:46:13.058650 application/epub+zip 97422 2024-09-07T04:46:12.161646 application/epub+zip 462232 2024-09-07T04:46:17.570623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449519 2024-09-07T04:46:15.008617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194681 2022-09-07T21:02:42.809419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109037 108863 2024-09-07T04:46:11.064014 2023-09-07T06:46:40.023848 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 108709 2020-12-14T06:56:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41076 2020-12-14T06:56:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18994 2024-09-07T04:46:17.717591 application/rdf+xml 13571 2024-09-07T04:46:12.501845 image/jpeg 3351 2024-09-07T04:46:12.330637 image/jpeg 330818 2024-09-07T04:46:11.560734 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia