Project Gutenberg 2006-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 263 Thompson, Charles Miner 1864 1941 Gruger, Frederic Rodrigo 1871 1953 Gruger, F. R. (Frederic Rodrigo) Gruger, Frederic R. (Frederic Rodrigo) 08030016 The Calico Cat Produced by Jacqueline Jeremy, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Calico Cat" by Charles Miner Thompson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Solomon Peaslee, a man who, despite his attempts at self-importance and community standing, is a figure of comedic folly who faces unexpected complications when he accidentally shoots a man while trying to hit a troublesome cat. Through humorous interactions with his wife and neighbors, the narrative explores themes of ambition, shame, and the folly of pride. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Mr. Peaslee, who is eagerly anticipating his role as a grand juror, filled with a desire for recognition and respect in his community. However, this self-importance becomes complicated when he accidentally shoots a man named Peter Lamoury while aiming at the Calico Cat that has been a nuisance in his life. As Mr. Peaslee navigates the aftermath of this incident, including avoiding suspicion and grappling with the potential consequences for both himself and his neighbor's son, Jim Edwards, the plot builds tension and humor, setting the stage for a comedic unraveling of the situation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Villages -- Fiction Mystery fiction Cats -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 169253 2025-06-08T12:40:57.205510 text/html 170558 2006-12-03T09:18:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 313401 2006-12-03T09:18:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 415308 2025-06-08T12:41:03.345469 application/epub+zip 415671 2025-06-08T12:40:59.361519 application/epub+zip 136943 2025-06-08T12:40:58.019480 application/epub+zip 515718 2025-06-08T12:41:06.401436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492682 2025-06-08T12:41:02.472488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184939 2022-09-09T12:21:49.435717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145089 2025-06-08T12:40:56.460467 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144936 2006-12-03T09:18:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 56520 2006-12-03T09:18:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 144931 2006-12-03T09:18:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56502 2006-12-03T09:18:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21566 2025-06-08T12:41:06.564425 application/rdf+xml 11403 2025-06-08T12:40:58.607527 image/jpeg 3166 2025-06-08T12:40:58.317470 image/jpeg 378501 2025-06-08T12:40:57.245526 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 de.wikipedia