Project Gutenberg 2012-11-05 Public domain in the USA. 104 Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) 1876 1944 Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury Local Color Local color -- Field of honor -- The smart aleck -- Blacker than sin -- The eyes of the world -- The Great Auk -- First Corinthians: Chap. XIII, v. 4 -- Enter the villain -- Persona au gratin -- Smooth crossing. Produced by David Garcia, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Local Color" by Irvin S. Cobb is a work of fiction written in the early 20th century. The story opens with the enigmatic disappearance of Felix Looms, an obscure author yearning for material to write an authentic novel on prison life. Taking matters into his own hands, Looms decides to go to prison intentionally, effectively shedding his previous identity as he transforms into James Williams, a petty criminal. The book delves into the intricacies of human character and the institutions of society, particularly the prison system. The beginning of "Local Color" introduces readers to Felix Looms, who escapes from his mundane existence as a writer in pursuit of first-hand experience with crime and confinement. Shortly after his planned departure, he orchestrates his own arrest for pickpocketing and is sentenced to Sing Sing prison. As he settles into his new life behind bars, Looms grapples with the transformation his character undergoes, from a self-effacing author to a participant in the very world he seeks to critique. The opening chapters set the stage for an exploration of the psychological and social realities of prison life and the stark contrasts between his previous and current identities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41297/41297-h/images/epubcover.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/41297/41297-h/images/epubcover.jpg en Fiction Short stories, American PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 727749 727758 2024-09-17T10:47:32.924350 2023-09-18T05:50:13.775789 text/html text/html 737631 2012-11-05T16:08:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 552530 2012-11-05T16:08:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 567386 2024-09-17T10:47:42.241301 application/epub+zip 567300 2024-09-17T10:47:34.394373 application/epub+zip 357615 2024-09-17T10:47:33.686337 application/epub+zip 773966 2024-09-17T10:47:48.608313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713968 2024-09-17T10:47:41.545314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504922 2022-09-18T20:02:26.281027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638615 638517 2024-09-17T10:47:31.639341 2023-09-18T05:50:12.527772 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 638526 2012-11-05T16:07:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 255277 2012-11-05T16:08:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 638517 2012-11-05T16:07:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 255217 2012-11-05T16:08:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20618 2024-09-17T10:47:48.752257 application/rdf+xml 22108 2024-09-17T10:47:33.807330 image/jpeg 3304 2024-09-17T10:47:33.747343 image/jpeg 551661 2024-09-17T10:47:32.993389 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