Project Gutenberg 1999-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 309 Henry, O. 1862 1910 Porter, William Sidney Greening, Harry Cornell 1876 Greening, Cornell Greening, H. C. Preston, May Wilson 1873 1949 The Gentle Grafter The octopus marooned -- Jeff Peters as a personal magnet -- Modern rural sports -- The chair of philanthromathematics -- The hand that riles the world -- The exact science of matrimony -- A midsummer masquerade -- Shearing the wolf -- Innocents of Broadway -- Conscience in art -- The man higher up -- A tempered wind -- Hostages to Momus -- The ethics of pig. E-text prepared by John Bickers and Dagny and revised by Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D. "The Gentle Grafter" by O. Henry is a collection of humorous short stories written in the early 20th century. The book revolves around the misadventures and schemes of the main character, Jeff Peters, and his partner, Andy Tucker, as they engage in a variety of con games and dubious enterprises, often with a light-hearted approach to their morally questionable activities. At the start of the book, the tone is set with a conversation between Jeff Peters and another character, showcasing Jeff's witty, philosophical reflections on their experiences with grafting and trusts. Through dialogue and storytelling, Jeff describes a scheme involving a flood-stricken town called Bird City, where he and Andy create a monopoly on the local saloons during a rainstorm, capitalizing on the desperate thirst of the townsfolk. The pair's antics introduce readers to the humor and cleverness that underpins their exploits, hinting at the satirical exploration of societal norms surrounding graft and capitalism that O. Henry is known for. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Humorous stories, American PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: American Literature 287995 2025-08-01T11:08:34.393925 text/html 287322 2021-10-21T10:01:02 text/html 3126517 2025-08-01T11:08:43.336851 application/epub+zip 3117361 2025-08-01T11:08:36.810938 application/epub+zip 175236 2025-08-01T11:08:35.294912 application/epub+zip 3234240 2025-08-01T11:08:48.117821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3209214 2025-08-01T11:08:41.496871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270950 2022-09-01T12:27:03.293902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265420 2025-08-01T11:08:33.507899 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 265555 2021-10-21T10:00:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 265575 2020-12-31T14:38:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21760 2025-08-01T11:08:48.359824 application/rdf+xml 10567 2025-08-01T11:08:35.813904 image/jpeg 2872 2025-08-01T11:08:35.551902 image/jpeg 107352 2021-10-21T10:01:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 3019025 2021-10-21T10:01:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 107388 2020-12-31T14:38:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 3089115 2025-08-01T11:08:34.617885 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