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 2007-09-06 Public domain in the USA. 103 Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) 1876 1944 Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury From Place to Place Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. The gallowsmith -- The broken shoelace -- Boys will be boys -- The luck piece -- Quality folks -- John J. Coincidence -- When August the second was April the first -- Hoodwinked -- The bull called Emily. E-text prepared by David Garcia, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "From Place to Place" by Irvin S. Cobb is a collection of narratives written in the early 20th century. The book opens with an exploration of the unique life of Tobias Dramm, known as Uncle Tobe, who serves as a public hangman in the small town of Chickaloosa. It presents a vivid depiction of his profession, character, and the moral complexities surrounding capital punishment, revealing the peculiarities of his existence and the emotional detachment that comes with his gruesome trade. The opening of this work introduces readers to Uncle Tobe, an elderly hangman who takes pride in his meticulous execution of the law. We learn of his past as a livestock dealer, his unlikely ascension to the role of a government executioner, and his routine before, during, and after hangings. Uncle Tobe demonstrates a peculiar blend of professionalism and emotional distance, often reflecting on his role with a sense of personal satisfaction. However, his life takes a turn as he experiences an unsettling disturbance after a botched hanging, leading to feelings of paranoia and loneliness that culminate in a tragic event, setting the stage for intriguing reflections on mortality and the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 608815 608681 2024-10-10T03:50:04.324329 2023-09-10T07:27:57.070989 text/html text/html 618862 2007-09-06T16:51:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 245073 2007-09-06T16:51:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 316423 2024-10-10T03:50:13.764244 application/epub+zip 321001 2024-10-10T03:50:06.716341 application/epub+zip 318692 2024-10-10T03:50:05.276368 application/epub+zip 528421 2024-10-10T03:50:19.154261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485357 2024-10-10T03:50:12.597259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455261 2022-09-10T13:39:58.297363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565285 565201 2024-10-10T03:50:03.268327 2023-09-10T07:27:56.184989 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 565049 2007-09-06T16:25:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 225104 2007-09-06T16:25:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 565056 2007-09-06T16:25:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 225068 2007-09-06T16:25:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21677 2024-10-10T03:50:19.294310 application/rdf+xml 11916 2024-10-10T03:50:05.844302 image/jpeg 3280 2024-10-10T03:50:05.563288 image/jpeg 297225 2024-10-10T03:50:04.379541 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia