Project Gutenberg 2006-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 66 Gibbon, Perceval 1879 1926 The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories The Second-Class Passenger -- The Sense of Climax -- The Trader of Last Notch -- The Murderer -- The Victim -- Between the Lights -- The Master -- "Parisienne" -- Lola -- The Poor in Heart -- The Man Who Knew -- The Hidden Way -- The Strange Patient -- The Captain's Arm -- The Widower. E-text prepared by Charles Klingman "The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories" by Perceval Gibbon is a collection of short stories likely written in the early 20th century. The stories focus on various characters, exploring their experiences and interactions, often highlighting themes of social class differences, cultural encounters, and the complexity of human relationships within different societal settings. The opening of the first story introduces a character named Dawson, who is depicted as a second-class passenger arriving in Mozambique. After a day of sightseeing with fellow travelers, he undertakes a quest to retrieve a bronze idol for a companion, Miss Paterson. However, during his return, Dawson becomes lost in a dark alley while navigating the rainy city streets. He encounters a diverse array of unsettling characters, leading to a tense and chaotic situation where he unwittingly finds himself embroiled in a violent conflict involving a woman and two men in a cramped room. The chaos escalates as violence erupts, and Dawson, initially a passive observer, takes drastic action to defend the woman amid the turmoil. This gripping start sets the tone for a narrative rich with drama and exploration of human nature under duress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 562369 562308 2024-09-08T05:21:43.160331 2023-09-08T07:43:51.248055 text/html text/html 562362 562301 2024-09-08T05:21:43.410305 2023-09-08T07:43:51.426062 text/html text/html 267118 2024-09-08T05:21:51.220325 application/epub+zip 275322 2024-09-08T05:21:44.982312 application/epub+zip 275322 2024-09-08T05:21:44.053304 application/epub+zip 514240 2024-09-08T05:21:55.843254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486263 2024-09-08T05:21:50.549284 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447272 2022-09-08T13:48:20.299263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505407 505389 2024-09-08T05:21:42.600355 2023-09-08T07:43:50.774055 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 505514 2006-03-06T14:41:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 195525 2006-03-06T14:41:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17916 2024-09-08T05:22:02.631211 application/rdf+xml 16310 2024-09-08T05:21:44.400291 image/jpeg 3715 2024-09-08T05:21:44.225312 image/jpeg 267115 2024-09-08T05:21:43.458287 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