Project Gutenberg 2007-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 52 Smith, Francis Hopkinson 1838 1915 Smith, F. Hopkinson (Francis Hopkinson) Forty Minutes Late 1909 Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Widger "Forty Minutes Late" by Francis Hopkinson Smith is a humorous short story written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows a lecturer's frustrating journey while trying to reach a speaking engagement under adverse winter weather conditions. The story captures the chaos and uncertainties often encountered in travel, particularly when dealing with delays and miscommunications. In the tale, the protagonist battles the elements as he arrives late to a lecture due to a snowstorm disrupting his train schedule. Upon his arrival in Sheffield, he discovers that no one is there to meet him, leading to a series of comedic mishaps as he carries his bags through snowy terrain to a nearby farmhouse where the organizers of the event are waiting. The lecturer's ire about being late culminates in a confrontation with the event's manager, allowing him to vent his frustrations while also amusing the audience. Ultimately, through a series of fortunate encounters, including kind-hearted locals and a comfortable stay, the lecturer's experience transforms from chaos to warmth and camaraderie, demonstrating the unpredictability of life and the humor found in everyday troubles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Travel -- Fiction Lecturers -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 60872 60873 2024-10-10T09:36:45.754787 2023-09-10T11:55:36.639018 text/html text/html 58592 2021-01-26T02:33:57 text/html; charset=utf-8 21835 2021-01-26T02:33:57 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 95826 2024-10-10T09:36:51.081738 application/epub+zip 94683 2024-10-10T09:36:48.699743 application/epub+zip 74549 2024-10-10T09:36:47.527762 application/epub+zip 193317 2024-10-10T09:36:52.791738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186474 2024-10-10T09:36:50.370748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161899 2022-09-11T06:49:08.179085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49750 2024-10-10T09:36:45.474769 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50032 2018-03-08T13:01:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 20274 2018-03-18T13:56:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 49602 2007-12-03T09:51:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20180 2007-12-03T09:51:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21313 2024-10-10T09:36:52.919722 application/rdf+xml 13780 2024-10-10T09:36:48.080762 image/jpeg 3543 2024-10-10T09:36:47.803761 image/jpeg 94704 2024-10-10T09:36:45.761782 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