Project Gutenberg 2006-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 76 Morris, Gouverneur 1876 1953 The Spread Eagle and Other Stories Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. The spread eagle -- Targets -- The boot -- The despoiler -- One more martyr -- "Ma'am?" -- Mr. Holiday -- White muscats of Alexandria -- Without a lawyer -- The "Monitor" and the "Merrimac" -- The McTavish -- The parrot -- On the spot; or, The idler's house-party. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Spread Eagle and Other Stories" by Gouverneur Morris is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The narratives explore themes of American identity and cultural contrasts, particularly through the experiences of the protagonist Fitzhugh Williams, a child raised in a wealthy, European-American family who grapples with his identity between two worlds. At the start of the collection, we are introduced to Fitzhugh Williams, whose life is shaped by the pressures of his affluent upbringing and the expectations of being a refined American while traveling through Europe. Despite his mother's persistent efforts to inculcate him with European customs and manners, he holds onto his American roots and exhibits a sense of humor about his situation. Through a scene on the Fourth of July in Paris, the reader witnesses his playful rebellion against his mother’s wishes and his longing for the simple joys of American life, revealing the tension between his privileged background and his desire for authenticity. The opening sets a humorous yet thoughtful tone, hinting at deeper explorations of identity and belonging in the stories to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 472439 472325 2024-10-04T12:23:35.686840 2023-10-05T04:18:25.952029 text/html text/html 472432 472318 2024-10-04T12:23:36.091836 2023-10-05T04:18:26.157032 text/html text/html 254510 2024-10-04T12:23:46.154806 application/epub+zip 260105 2024-10-04T12:23:39.768835 application/epub+zip 246084 2024-10-04T12:23:38.101840 application/epub+zip 483511 2024-10-04T12:23:50.867774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441681 2024-10-04T12:23:45.109846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398916 2022-09-05T05:54:39.787097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422900 422837 2024-10-04T12:23:35.155857 2023-10-05T04:18:25.622016 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 422858 2020-12-27T00:45:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 163513 2020-12-27T00:45:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 422849 2020-12-27T00:45:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 163469 2020-12-27T00:45:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21049 2024-10-04T12:23:51.125770 application/rdf+xml 14982 2024-10-04T12:23:38.845843 image/jpeg 3688 2024-10-04T12:23:38.465820 image/jpeg 249917 2024-10-04T12:23:36.130850 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