Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 194 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Owen, Will 1869 1957 Fine Feathers Ship's Company, Part 1. Produced by David Widger "Fine Feathers" by W. W. Jacobs is a humorous short story, likely written in the early 20th century. This work encapsulates the life of Mr. Jobson, a greengrocer who finds himself entangled in a comical family surprise involving formal attire. The story primarily explores themes of class, societal expectations, and the humorous struggles of conforming to those expectations. The narrative follows Mr. Jobson as he awakens to discover that his family has conspiringly replaced his usual work clothes with a top hat, tailcoat, and other formal attire. Initially hesitant and embarrassed, he reluctantly dons the outfit for a family outing to the Crystal Palace. Throughout the story, Mr. Jobson experiences discomfort and social anxiety about his appearance, leading to humorous encounters with friends and neighbors. Ultimately, his initial resistance gives way to an acceptance of the new clothes, reflecting the family's desire for social respectability and Mr. Jobson's realization of the importance of dressing appropriately as a father. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Humorous stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 51144 2025-06-05T03:46:24.683803 text/html 46093 2020-12-20T01:21:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 537397 2020-12-20T01:21:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 560906 2025-06-05T03:46:26.560838 application/epub+zip 559605 2025-06-05T03:46:25.051830 application/epub+zip 85240 2025-06-05T03:46:24.848800 application/epub+zip 594382 2025-06-05T03:46:27.934780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 586909 2025-06-05T03:46:26.374796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111508 2022-09-05T08:31:22.010319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42175 2025-06-05T03:46:24.448790 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43563 2020-12-20T01:21:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16920 2020-12-20T01:21:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19335 2025-06-05T03:46:28.085780 application/rdf+xml 16137 2025-06-05T03:46:24.937784 image/jpeg 2711 2025-06-05T03:46:24.891793 image/jpeg 541121 2025-06-05T03:46:24.704783 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia