Project Gutenberg 2007-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 75 Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend) 1827 1916 Trowbridge, J.T. Trowbridge, John Townsend The Man Who Stole A Meeting-House 1878, From "Coupon Bonds" Produced by David Widger "The Man Who Stole A Meeting-House" by J. T. Trowbridge is a humorous tale written in the late 19th century. This novella combines elements of social commentary with satire, unveiling the foolishness of extreme frugality through the absurd exploits of its protagonist. The story revolves around a man named Jedwort, whose miserliness drives him to absurd lengths, including the theft of a community meeting-house. The narrative unfolds through the eyes of the narrator's traveling companion, who recounts the story of Old Jedwort and his family. As the tale progresses, we learn about Jedwort's oppressive nature, his relentless pursuit of wealth, and the impact of his behavior on his wife and children. The plot thickens when Jedwort decides to claim the old meeting-house as part of his property and attempts to fence it in, asserting a ridiculous claim to the abandoned church. As tensions rise within the community and among his family, an unexpected turn of events, including a fire that destroys the meeting-house, leads to Jedwort's temporary insanity. Ultimately, the tale concludes with Jedwort's return to sanity, revealing the positive changes his family has experienced in his absence, highlighting themes of redemption and the importance of community support. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 77362 77371 2024-09-10T06:38:06.965291 2023-09-10T09:56:54.439286 text/html text/html 75219 2021-01-26T02:35:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 26775 2021-01-26T02:35:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 87266 2024-09-10T06:38:10.356274 application/epub+zip 86184 2024-09-10T06:38:08.277282 application/epub+zip 86184 2024-09-10T06:38:07.462290 application/epub+zip 185346 2024-09-10T06:38:11.959261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177495 2024-09-10T06:38:09.823294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188102 2022-09-11T04:11:15.420822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63967 2024-09-10T06:38:06.728300 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64474 2018-03-16T12:11:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 25227 2018-03-16T12:15:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 63930 2007-10-24T08:48:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25117 2007-10-24T08:48:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19342 2024-09-10T06:38:12.089310 application/rdf+xml 14575 2024-09-10T06:38:07.802297 image/jpeg 3500 2024-09-10T06:38:07.628290 image/jpeg 87420 2024-09-10T06:38:06.972301 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