Project Gutenberg 2012-11-05 Public domain in the USA. 422 Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) 1876 1944 Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury Local Color Local color -- Field of honor -- The smart aleck -- Blacker than sin -- The eyes of the world -- The Great Auk -- First Corinthians: Chap. XIII, v. 4 -- Enter the villain -- Persona au gratin -- Smooth crossing. Produced by David Garcia, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Local Color" by Irvin S. Cobb is a work of fiction written in the early 20th century. The story opens with the enigmatic disappearance of Felix Looms, an obscure author yearning for material to write an authentic novel on prison life. Taking matters into his own hands, Looms decides to go to prison intentionally, effectively shedding his previous identity as he transforms into James Williams, a petty criminal. The book delves into the intricacies of human character and the institutions of society, particularly the prison system. The beginning of "Local Color" introduces readers to Felix Looms, who escapes from his mundane existence as a writer in pursuit of first-hand experience with crime and confinement. Shortly after his planned departure, he orchestrates his own arrest for pickpocketing and is sentenced to Sing Sing prison. As he settles into his new life behind bars, Looms grapples with the transformation his character undergoes, from a self-effacing author to a participant in the very world he seeks to critique. The opening chapters set the stage for an exploration of the psychological and social realities of prison life and the stark contrasts between his previous and current identities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41297/41297-h/images/epubcover.jpg http://book.klll.cc/files/41297/41297-h/images/epubcover.jpg Reading ease score: 70.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Short stories, American PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 727827 2025-08-16T16:00:27.658106 text/html 717791 2024-10-23T12:04:44 text/html 567454 2025-08-16T16:00:36.311086 application/epub+zip 567169 2025-08-16T16:00:29.121117 application/epub+zip 357508 2025-08-16T16:00:28.370061 application/epub+zip 773834 2025-08-16T16:00:41.988525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714040 2025-08-16T16:00:35.495094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504922 2022-09-18T20:02:26.281027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638539 2025-08-16T16:00:26.578084 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 618828 2024-10-23T12:04:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16831 2025-08-16T16:00:42.132491 application/rdf+xml 22108 2025-08-16T16:00:28.476116 image/jpeg 3304 2025-08-16T16:00:28.425061 image/jpeg 551660 2025-08-16T16:00:27.723134 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