Project Gutenberg 2007-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 59 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Owen, Will 1869 1957 Short Cruises The changeling -- Mixed relations -- His lordship -- Alf's dream -- A distant relative -- The test -- In the family -- A love-knot -- The dreamer -- Angels' visits. David Widger "Short Cruises" by W. W. Jacobs is a collection of humorous short stories written during the early 20th century. The book captures everyday life with a comedic twist, often centering around flawed characters navigating misadventures in social situations. The opening story introduces Mr. George Henshaw, who faces comical domestic challenges exacerbated by misunderstandings and his wife’s suspicion, leading to humorous schemes. The opening of the collection presents Mr. Henshaw returning home to find his wife in a foul mood, suspecting him of unfaithfulness due to a supposed encounter on a bus. As he struggles to defend himself and maintain peace, he concocts a desperate plan with his friend Ted Stokes to create an elaborate alibi involving a fictional character named Alfred Bell. This scheme spirals into a farcical situation with mistaken identities and misunderstandings as Henshaw attempts to avoid confrontation while grappling with his troubled marriage. Overall, the story sets a lighthearted tone, showcasing Jacobs' knack for witty dialogue and humorous storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/21927/21927-h/images/cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/21927/21927-rst/images/cover.jpg en Humorous stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction River life -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 330647 333101 2024-09-09T11:47:18.648998 2023-09-10T04:44:01.625905 text/html text/html 329191 2023-12-02T14:24:04 text/html 2428784 2024-09-09T11:47:26.366970 application/epub+zip 2428463 2024-09-09T11:47:20.617050 application/epub+zip 180747 2024-09-09T11:47:19.653023 application/epub+zip 2515646 2024-09-09T11:47:29.954939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2491727 2024-09-09T11:47:25.399988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248283 2022-09-10T10:03:37.506333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254774 2024-09-09T11:47:17.484020 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254551 2023-12-02T14:26:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16872 2024-09-09T11:47:30.142939 application/rdf+xml 17334 2024-09-09T11:47:19.767998 image/jpeg 3330 2024-09-09T11:47:19.710991 image/jpeg 2338690 2024-09-09T11:47:18.754058 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