Project Gutenberg 2010-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 97 Ford, Sewell 1868 1946 Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux) 1874 1938 Wilson, Francis Vaux Side-stepping with Shorty Shorty and the plute -- Rounding up Maggie -- Up against Bentley -- The Tortonis' star act -- Putting Pinckney on the job -- The soaring of the Sagawas -- Rinkey and the phony lamp -- Pinckney and the twins -- A line on Peacock Alley -- Shorty and the stray -- When Rossiter cut loose -- Two rounds with Sylvie -- Giving Bombazoula the hook -- A hunch for Langdon -- Shorty's go with art -- Why Wilbur ducked -- When Swifty was going some -- Playing Wilbur to show -- At home with the Dillons -- The case of Rusty Quinn. Produced by Al Haines "Side-stepping with Shorty" by Sewell Ford is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book introduces readers to Shorty McCabe, a physical culture trainer, who finds himself navigating the complexities of life in New York City filled with eccentric characters, socialite dilemmas, and a taste for humor. It promises a lively exploration of Shorty’s interactions, both comical and poignant, with the wealthy elite and the colorful underbelly of the city. At the start of the story, we meet Shorty, who has gained a reputation in New York for his physical training skills. He receives a call from Fletcher Dawes, a wealthy man seeking to improve his health through Shorty's training. However, this encounter leads to unexpected developments as Shorty grapples with the comedic challenges of dealing with the absurdities of high society. The opening establishes a blend of humor and social commentary, hinting at the adventures and misadventures that are to come as Shorty navigates the relationships and turmoil around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Humorous stories, American Short stories, American PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 491803 483396 2024-09-13T11:18:32.377006 2023-09-14T05:36:59.457473 text/html text/html 476747 2021-01-06T07:41:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 411253 2021-01-06T07:41:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 477906 2024-09-13T11:18:40.381507 application/epub+zip 484928 2024-09-13T11:18:34.042469 application/epub+zip 243502 2024-09-13T11:18:33.047456 application/epub+zip 685970 2024-09-13T11:18:45.173388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 661391 2024-09-13T11:18:39.634454 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420312 2022-09-14T14:12:22.251446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438273 438269 2024-09-13T11:18:30.886014 2023-09-14T05:36:57.965442 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 438076 2021-01-06T07:41:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 171099 2021-01-06T07:41:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 438068 2021-01-06T07:41:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 171062 2021-01-06T07:41:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21375 2024-09-13T11:18:45.325367 application/rdf+xml 14415 2024-09-13T11:18:33.416431 image/jpeg 3896 2024-09-13T11:18:33.232478 image/jpeg 466059 2024-09-13T11:18:32.429452 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