Project Gutenberg 2013-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 189 Carryl, Guy Wetmore 1873 1904 03017913 Zut, and Other Parisians Zut -- Caffiard, Deus ex machina -- The next corner -- The only son of his mother -- The tuition of Dodo Chapuis -- Le pochard -- A Latter-day Lucifer -- Poire! -- Papa Labesse -- In the absence of Monsieur -- Little Tapin. Produced by David Edwards, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Zut and Other Parisians" by Guy Wetmore Carryl is a collection of humorous stories written in the early 20th century. The tales explore the quirks and eccentricities of Parisians, centering around memorable characters like the angora cat named Zut and its owners, the Caille and Sergeot families, who are embroiled in a rivalry fueled by their respective businesses. The book invites readers to experience the whimsical charm and comedic interactions that characterize life in Paris, filled with vibrancy and delightful satire. The opening of "Zut and Other Parisians" introduces readers to the charming yet tumultuous lives of Jean-Baptiste Caille, a grocer, and Hippolyte Sergeot, a hairdresser, whose families are neighbors on the bustling avenue de la Grande Armée. The crux of their conflict stems from the success of Hippolyte's newly opened salon, which incites jealousy in Alexandrine Caille, Jean-Baptiste’s wife. Their rivalry is humorously intensified by the indifference of Zut, a plump white angora cat, who becomes the unsuspecting object of desire between the two households. As the scene unfolds, themes of rivalry, envy, and the comedic absurdity of everyday life in Paris are established, setting the tone for the rest of the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43216/43216-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Short stories, American Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: French Literature 389347 2025-07-17T11:17:29.706063 text/html 372493 2024-10-23T17:01:56 text/html 509437 2025-07-17T11:17:35.325920 application/epub+zip 506098 2025-07-17T11:17:30.636052 application/epub+zip 232461 2025-07-17T11:17:30.175961 application/epub+zip 614972 2025-07-17T11:17:38.845976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 643747 2025-07-17T11:17:34.850956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371241 2022-09-19T17:23:10.681767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351879 2023-09-19T03:34:58.794402 text/plain 331970 2024-10-23T17:01:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17240 2025-07-17T11:17:38.976952 application/rdf+xml 16756 2025-07-17T11:17:30.263986 image/jpeg 2770 2025-07-17T11:17:30.220976 image/jpeg 486705 2025-07-17T11:17:29.759074 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