Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 191 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Owen, Will 1869 1957 Odd Man Out Sailor's Knots, Part 6. Produced by David Widger "Odd Man Out" by W. W. Jacobs is a humorous short story that was written in the early 20th century. The book primarily explores the themes of friendship and romantic entanglements among sailors and their acquaintances in a light-hearted manner. Jacobs employs wit and social commentary, illustrating how relationships can be complicated by misunderstandings and romantic rivalry. The narrative revolves around two inseparable friends, Ted Denver and Charlie Brice, who find their friendship tested when Ted becomes romantically infatuated with Emma White. As Ted pursues Emma, Charlie, who has always been by Ted's side, becomes an awkward third wheel. Emma demands that Ted choose between her and Charlie, leading to a series of comedic scenarios wherein the pair navigate the tumultuous waters of budding romance and jealousy, particularly as they contend with Mrs. Jennings, a widow who inadvertently complicates matters. The story culminates in Charlie being tricked into believing that he is not the intended suitor for Mrs. Jennings, ultimately leading to a panic-stricken flight as he runs from the situation without his hat, leaving readers with a humorous take on companionship and the chaos of romantic pursuits. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Humorous stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 51907 2025-06-05T04:36:47.794301 text/html 47986 2020-12-20T04:45:12 text/html; charset=us-ascii 362844 2020-12-20T04:45:12 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 384804 2025-06-05T04:36:49.676311 application/epub+zip 383553 2025-06-05T04:36:48.122304 application/epub+zip 75342 2025-06-05T04:36:47.930304 application/epub+zip 418054 2025-06-05T04:36:51.090313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408869 2025-06-05T04:36:49.481320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99844 2022-09-05T09:56:11.970950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41539 2025-06-05T04:36:47.640325 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42925 2020-12-20T04:45:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16066 2020-12-20T04:45:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19773 2025-06-05T04:36:51.258287 application/rdf+xml 18335 2025-06-05T04:36:48.004304 image/jpeg 3249 2025-06-05T04:36:47.965307 image/jpeg 368784 2025-06-05T04:36:47.813312 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