The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon, and other humorous tales

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Connell, Richard, 1893-1949.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon" by Richard Edward Connell is a collection of humorous tales written in the early 20th century. The stories explore the misadventures and quirks of various characters, with a focus on everyday life and the absurdities that accompany it. The lead tale introduces Monsieur Alphonse Marie Louis Camille Pettipon, a devoted steward aboard a luxury liner who becomes embroiled in a comedic crisis over a mysterious creature found in one of the cabins. The opening of the collection presents a detailed look at Monsieur Pettipon as he meticulously attends to his duties with pride and artistic fervor, reflecting his ambition to improve his social status and provide for his son's musical aspirations. However, his day takes a disastrous turn when he encounters a disgruntled passenger claiming to have found an unwanted creature in his cabin. Throughout this initial story, Pettipon's internal struggles and humorous attempts to salvage his reputation unfold, highlighting the clash between his artistic aspirations and the reality of his situation while establishing a tone filled with wit and charm. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The sin of Monsieur Pettipon

Mr. Pottle and the South-Sea cannibals

Mr. Pottle and culture

Mr. Pottle and the one man dog

Mr. Pottle and pageantry

The cage man

Where is the Tropic of Capricorn?

Mr. Braddy's bottle

Gretna Greenhorns

Terrible Epps

Honor among sportsmen

The $25,000 jaw.

Credits:

Produced by Veronika Redfern, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2011-09-15