Project Gutenberg 2007-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 76 Leacock, Stephen 1869 1944 Leacock, Stephen Butler Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels Winsome Winnie; or, Trial and temptation -- John and I; or How I nearly lost my husband -- The split in the cabinet; or, The fate of England -- Who do you think did it? or, The mixed-up murder mystery -- Broken barriers; or, Red love on a blue island -- The kidnapped plumber; a tale of the new time -- The blue and the grey; a pre-war war story -- Buggam Grange; a good old ghost story. Produced by Malcolm Farmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Winsome Winnie and Other New Nonsense Novels" by Stephen Leacock is a collection of whimsical short stories written in the early 20th century. The opening story follows the plight of Winnifred Clair, a naive and unfortunate young woman facing the harsh realities of life after being abruptly cast into the world by her lawyer on her 21st birthday. In this tale of trial and temptation, she learns that she is destitute and devoid of familial connections, setting the stage for her adventures and encounters with various characters, including an attempt on her life by a nefarious lord. At the start of the narrative, we meet Winnifred Clair, a girl who has just turned 21 and discovers she’s been left with nothing after her guardian reveals the total loss of her inherited wealth. As she grapples with her dire situation, she encounters Lord Wynchgate, a contemptible noble who attempts to abduct her. Fortunately, she is saved by a mysterious stranger who appears to protect her, setting off a chain of events that thrusts her into a series of comedic and chaotic situations. The opening portion of the book cleverly blends humor and social commentary, hinting at more misadventures and the potential for romance that looms ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Parodies Humorous stories, Canadian PS Text Humor Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 281028 281037 2024-09-09T06:14:35.096412 2023-09-09T08:51:57.483366 text/html text/html 285100 2007-02-20T05:21:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 102349 2007-02-20T05:21:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 174436 2024-09-09T06:14:42.158372 application/epub+zip 177700 2024-09-09T06:14:37.040406 application/epub+zip 177699 2024-09-09T06:14:35.903434 application/epub+zip 400003 2024-09-09T06:14:45.655391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369885 2024-09-09T06:14:41.223392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370191 2022-09-09T15:39:16.103806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246027 245941 2024-09-09T06:14:34.109443 2023-09-09T08:51:56.684361 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 245931 2007-02-20T05:21:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 93885 2007-02-20T05:21:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 245923 2007-02-20T05:21:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93852 2007-02-20T05:21:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21094 2024-09-09T06:14:45.802374 application/rdf+xml 18472 2024-09-09T06:14:36.286426 image/jpeg 3884 2024-09-09T06:14:36.095403 image/jpeg 170788 2024-09-09T06:14:35.120430 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