Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 104 Franklin, Edgar 1879 1958 Stearns, Edgar Franklin Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Steen Christensen, Tom Chappell, Suzanne L. Shell, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team; the HTML file provided by David Widger. "Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures" by Edgar Franklin is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story recounts the misadventures of the eccentric inventor Hawkins and his long-suffering neighbor, Griggs, who grapples with Hawkins' ill-fated inventions. The narrative is infused with humor, showcasing the consequences of Hawkins' creative yet often disastrous ideas, which frequently land both characters in absurd situations. The beginning of the novel introduces the character of Hawkins, described as part inventor and part idiot, whose apparent wealth exacerbates his foolishness. The story opens with Griggs deciding to construct a summer home, only to discover that Hawkins lives nearby, setting the stage for a series of comical mishaps. A significant incident revolves around Hawkins unveiling his latest invention, the "Hawkins Horse-brake," which leads to an uncontrollable ride with Hawkins on his aged horse, Maud S., resulting in chaos and hilarity. Griggs’ attempts to manage the fallout from Hawkins’ inventions create a humorous tension that runs throughout the early chapters, establishing the dynamic between the two characters and setting the tone for their further escapades. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories Inventors -- Fiction Neighbors -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 311729 311730 2024-10-04T05:58:43.163358 2023-10-04T06:10:13.166567 text/html text/html 331344 2021-01-26T22:43:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 102291 2021-01-26T22:43:49 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 189090 2024-10-04T05:58:51.626322 application/epub+zip 193178 2024-10-04T05:58:46.785393 application/epub+zip 174963 2024-10-04T05:58:45.437322 application/epub+zip 343237 2024-10-04T05:58:55.041298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322585 2024-10-04T05:58:50.771309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293152 2022-09-04T09:05:52.593999 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247796 247632 2024-10-04T05:58:42.064368 2023-10-04T06:10:12.241527 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 253868 2018-03-15T10:47:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 95901 2018-03-16T13:54:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 247505 2013-05-16T08:05:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95122 2013-05-16T08:05:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21706 2024-10-04T05:58:55.170258 application/rdf+xml 12333 2024-10-04T05:58:45.988317 image/jpeg 2890 2024-10-04T05:58:45.713313 image/jpeg 186836 2024-10-04T05:58:43.187338 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