Project Gutenberg 2010-11-25 Public domain in the USA. 358 Stringer, Arthur 1874 1950 Snapp, Frank The Man Who Couldn't Sleep Produced by Al Haines "The Man Who Couldn't Sleep" by Arthur Stringer is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Witter Kerfoot, a Canadian author who has found success writing tales set in Alaska, despite his inexperience with the region. As his personal life and career begin to crumble under the weight of his deceitful past, Kerfoot faces the unraveling of his sanity and self-worth, prompting him to navigate a world of societal expectations and personal ambition. The opening of the novel introduces Witter Kerfoot, who reflects on his life as an author and the precarious facade he has managed to maintain among New York's elite. As he grapples with a growing sense of failure and insomnia, the narrative reveals his internal struggles while immersing him in a complicated web of relationships and aspirations, particularly regarding his love for Mary Lockwood, a wealthy woman who challenges him to pursue more meaningful work. The tension escalates when Kerfoot inadvertently gets embroiled in a violent incident, leading to a night of turmoil and self-discovery that will force him to confront the specter of his own life choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Adventure stories Crime -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 584597 2025-08-13T13:48:51.935690 text/html 575849 2021-01-06T23:39:25 text/html 349693 2025-08-13T13:49:01.509638 application/epub+zip 358552 2025-08-13T13:48:54.934713 application/epub+zip 284829 2025-08-13T13:48:53.705684 application/epub+zip 590259 2025-08-13T13:49:06.321634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570516 2025-08-13T13:49:00.697647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468130 2022-09-15T11:00:45.577331 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 540768 2025-08-13T13:48:50.287702 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 540546 2021-01-06T23:39:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 540537 2021-01-06T23:39:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20572 2025-08-13T13:49:06.462617 application/rdf+xml 13760 2025-08-13T13:48:54.231714 image/jpeg 3841 2025-08-13T13:48:53.973705 image/jpeg 207065 2021-01-06T23:39:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 268361 2021-01-06T23:39:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 206980 2021-01-06T23:39:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 341325 2025-08-13T13:48:51.987704 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