Project Gutenberg 2006-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 187 Gibbon, Perceval 1879 1926 The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories The Second-Class Passenger -- The Sense of Climax -- The Trader of Last Notch -- The Murderer -- The Victim -- Between the Lights -- The Master -- "Parisienne" -- Lola -- The Poor in Heart -- The Man Who Knew -- The Hidden Way -- The Strange Patient -- The Captain's Arm -- The Widower. E-text prepared by Charles Klingman "The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories" by Perceval Gibbon is a collection of short stories likely written in the early 20th century. The stories focus on various characters, exploring their experiences and interactions, often highlighting themes of social class differences, cultural encounters, and the complexity of human relationships within different societal settings. The opening of the first story introduces a character named Dawson, who is depicted as a second-class passenger arriving in Mozambique. After a day of sightseeing with fellow travelers, he undertakes a quest to retrieve a bronze idol for a companion, Miss Paterson. However, during his return, Dawson becomes lost in a dark alley while navigating the rainy city streets. He encounters a diverse array of unsettling characters, leading to a tense and chaotic situation where he unwittingly finds himself embroiled in a violent conflict involving a woman and two men in a cramped room. The chaos escalates as violence erupts, and Dawson, initially a passive observer, takes drastic action to defend the woman amid the turmoil. This gripping start sets the tone for a narrative rich with drama and exploration of human nature under duress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Short stories PR Text Category: Short Stories 562549 2025-10-07T13:28:13.289274 text/html 562370 2025-01-17T16:27:59.812636 text/html 290649 2025-10-07T13:28:22.470227 application/epub+zip 298604 2025-10-07T13:28:16.544268 application/epub+zip 288717 2025-10-07T13:28:15.340268 application/epub+zip 544196 2025-10-07T13:28:26.763245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516207 2025-10-07T13:28:21.659272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447272 2022-09-08T13:48:20.299263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505407 2025-10-07T13:28:12.826328 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 505514 2006-03-06T14:41:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17360 2025-10-07T13:28:26.890220 application/rdf+xml 16274 2025-10-07T13:28:15.843263 image/jpeg 3704 2025-10-07T13:28:15.593251 image/jpeg 195525 2006-03-06T14:41:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 288006 2025-10-07T13:28:13.333278 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