Project Gutenberg 2025-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 169 Tuttle, W. C. (Wilbur C.) 1883 1969 Tuttle, Wilbur C. Tuttle, Wilbur Coleman The catspaw of Piperock $aNew York :$bThe Butterick Publishing Company, $c1929. Produced from the February 1, 1929 issue of Adventure Magazine. Reading ease score: 92.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "The Catspaw of Piperock" by W. C. Tuttle is a humorous novel written in the early 20th century. Set during the Christmas season, it revolves around the misadventures of two eccentric characters, Ike Harper and Dirty Shirt Jones, as they navigate life in the small town of Piperock, which is characterized by its quirks and colorful residents. The story is likely to focus on themes of redemption, community, and the humorous chaos that can arise during festive occasions. The narrative follows Ike Harper and Dirty Shirt Jones as they find themselves in a series of comical situations while attempting to support a local church by raffling off Dirty Shirt's newly acquired automobile. Amidst their attempts at good deeds and wearing silly costumes for a Christmas show, the characters deal with their reluctant but humorous embrace of community spirit, intertwined with moments of impending mischief from the townsfolk of Piperock and the neighboring towns. As the story unfolds, misunderstandings, unexpected prize winners, and a calamity involving a steer and a camel turn the town’s festive gathering into an uproarious affair, highlighting Tuttle’s skill in blending humor with rustic charm and quick wit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20250101100744tuttle 1929 US en Western stories Christmas stories Humorous stories Raffles -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 81745 2025-02-28T20:36:31.968769 text/html 57493 2025-01-19T09:20:14 text/html 530938 2025-02-28T20:36:35.375718 application/epub+zip 529686 2025-02-28T20:36:33.105728 application/epub+zip 145036 2025-02-28T20:36:32.349746 application/epub+zip 1170926 2025-02-28T20:36:36.964712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1164184 2025-02-28T20:36:34.743739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 74100 2025-02-28T20:36:31.781756 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53182 2025-01-19T09:20:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16411 2025-02-28T20:36:37.139707 application/rdf+xml 24452 2025-02-28T20:36:32.551744 image/jpeg 4458 2025-02-28T20:36:32.447735 image/jpeg 973759 2025-02-28T20:36:31.988746 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