Project Gutenberg 2009-07-05 Public domain in the USA. 195 Hopper, James 1876 1956 Hopper, James Marie 09024264 The Trimming of Goosie Produced by David Edwards, Jen Haines and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Trimming of Goosie" by James Hopper is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Charles-Norton Sims, affectionately called Goosie, as he navigates the inconsistencies between his aspirations for freedom and the demands of domestic life with his wife, Dolly. The opening chapters set the stage for Goosie's internal struggles as he grapples with awkwardness, unexpected changes, and peculiar physical developments that complicate his sense of identity. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Goosie's morning routine, which includes a series of comical moments involving his calisthenics and his wife's innocent curiosity. As he heads out into the world, he becomes aware of a peculiar "flapping" behavior emerging within him, which he associates with a yearning for rebellion from his mundane life. The narrative unfolds with Goosie's reflections on his past, the emergence of wings from his shoulders, and the tension between expectation and reality that threatens his relationship with Dolly. This delightful blend of humor and introspection invites readers to consider the complexities of love, identity, and the desire for freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Married people -- United States -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 227671 2025-06-12T07:56:19.289125 text/html 229878 2021-01-05T07:40:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 159544 2021-01-05T07:40:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 178436 2025-06-12T07:56:23.817136 application/epub+zip 178630 2025-06-12T07:56:20.107112 application/epub+zip 154406 2025-06-12T07:56:19.673136 application/epub+zip 270115 2025-06-12T07:56:26.837085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234482 2025-06-12T07:56:23.335090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210207 2022-09-13T14:43:45.465929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199853 2025-06-12T07:56:18.838622 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199718 2021-01-05T07:40:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 77154 2021-01-05T07:40:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 199710 2021-01-05T07:40:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 77126 2021-01-05T07:40:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20328 2025-06-12T07:56:26.988053 application/rdf+xml 20471 2025-06-12T07:56:19.775112 image/jpeg 3665 2025-06-12T07:56:19.724100 image/jpeg 158956 2025-06-12T07:56:19.313097 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