Project Gutenberg 2005-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 89 Smith, Francis Hopkinson 1838 1915 Smith, F. Hopkinson (Francis Hopkinson) The Under Dog Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. No respecter of persons -- Cap'n Bob of the Screamer -- A procession of umbrellas -- "Doc" Shipman's fee -- Plain Fin, paper-hanger -- Long Jim -- Compartment number four, Cologne to Paris -- Sammy -- Marny's shadow -- Muffles, the bar-keep -- His last cent. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Thomas Cormode, Kevin Handy, David Widger and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Under Dog" by Francis Hopkinson Smith is a collection of narratives highlighting the lives of misunderstood individuals, likely written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of societal judgment, the struggles of the underprivileged, and the impact of law on personal lives. Among the central figures introduced are Marny, an artist interested in portraying unique lives, and Samanthy North, a young girl entangled in a desperate situation due to societal circumstances. The opening of "The Under Dog" sets a poignant tone as it presents Marny’s studio, his creative process, and the nurturing presence of Aunt Chloe. Their conversation drifts towards the struggles faced by Kentucky mountaineers and their encounters with the law, leading Marny and the narrator to visit the local jail. Here, they discover Samanthy North, a young mother imprisoned for selling whiskey out of necessity, reflecting the harsh realities faced by women in her position. As societal and legal judgments unfold, the narrative illustrates the profound connections between personal stories and larger themes of injustice, empathy, and human resilience, inviting readers to reflect on their own understandings of right and wrong. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/9463/9463-h/images/titlepage.jpg en Fiction Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 487367 487366 2024-10-04T10:54:58.936017 2023-10-04T09:46:05.047465 text/html text/html 494723 2012-11-04T17:23:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 712925 2012-11-04T18:41:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 747776 2024-10-04T10:55:04.555985 application/epub+zip 752682 2024-10-04T10:54:59.730014 application/epub+zip 232639 2024-10-04T10:54:59.262023 application/epub+zip 879114 2024-10-04T10:55:08.452486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 849942 2024-10-04T10:55:04.211031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330707 2022-09-05T04:17:47.716355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420164 420068 2024-10-04T10:54:58.116022 2023-10-04T09:46:04.336439 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 419935 2012-08-05T01:14:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 166592 2012-11-04T18:41:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 419926 2012-08-05T01:13:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166530 2012-11-04T18:41:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21852 2024-10-04T10:55:08.584458 application/rdf+xml 10211 2024-10-04T10:54:59.435011 image/jpeg 2374 2024-10-04T10:54:59.379011 image/jpeg 722215 2024-10-04T10:54:58.999042 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