Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 130 McCutcheon, George Barr 1866 1928 Yollop Etext produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Yollop" by George Barr McCutcheon is a comedic novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the unlikely encounter between Crittenden Yollop, an earnest and somewhat naive man, and Cassius Smilk, an inept but self-aware burglar. Their interaction begins under peculiar circumstances, leading to a humorous exploration of crime, identity, and moral dilemmas in a whimsical narrative. At the start of the novel, Mr. Yollop accidentally overpowers a burglar, Cassius Smilk, who is disarmed and bewildered by Yollop's actions. The opening chapter sets a comedic tone, showcasing Yollop's deafness and his strange, bumbling attempts to communicate while holding Smilk at bay with a revolver. As they engage in a banter of misunderstandings and absurd exchanges, readers are introduced to the contrasting personalities of Yollop's innocence and Smilk's roguish charm. This unique introductory scenario hints at the larger exploration of societal norms, the absurdities of life, and the unexpected friendships that can form in the most unlikely situations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Satire Burglars -- Fiction Crime -- Fiction Jury -- Fiction Reformers -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 179644 2025-08-03T05:42:12.513426 text/html 179716 2019-05-10T13:27:42 text/html 123187 2025-08-03T05:42:17.293379 application/epub+zip 123866 2025-08-03T05:42:14.243388 application/epub+zip 123866 2025-08-03T05:42:13.153401 application/epub+zip 212874 2025-08-03T05:42:19.618379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199563 2025-08-03T05:42:16.641377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175973 2022-09-03T09:09:54.505849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149103 2025-08-03T05:42:11.999439 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148880 2012-06-03T22:31:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19536 2025-08-03T05:42:19.756374 application/rdf+xml 8996 2025-08-03T05:42:13.640383 image/jpeg 2369 2025-08-03T05:42:13.393395 image/jpeg 60214 2019-05-10T13:29:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 57193 2012-06-04T19:22:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 118652 2025-08-03T05:42:12.527415 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