Project Gutenberg 2021-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 204 Irwin, Wallace 1876 1959 Irvin, Rea 1881 1972 13022253 Mr. Togo: Maid of all Work The Hon. Vacuum who cleans things -- Hon. Baby and what to do with him -- Hon. Miss Dressmaker -- The husband's place in the home -- How should I do paper-bag cooking? -- Hon. Dish Rag vs. the Hon. China -- A day at home -- Pets -- Washing windows -- Paper-hanging -- Hon. Gladys obtain matrimony -- Fall cleaning -- Apartment house life in New York -- Can automobiles be tamed for home use? -- Picnic party -- An adventure in banting. Peter Becker, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Mr. Togo: Maid of all Work" by Wallace Irwin is a humorous fictional work written in the early 20th century. The story is narrated by Hashimura Togo, a Japanese servant employed in various American households, where he shares his comical experiences and observations about the peculiarities of domestic life. The book explores themes of culture clash, the eccentricities of the American middle class, and the quirks of household management through Togo's unique perspective. The opening portion introduces readers to Togo's first job with Mrs. Hirem B. Bellus, a rather demanding woman who is particularly obsessed with cleanliness and her new vacuum cleaner. After being hired at a low wage, Togo reflects on his understanding of housekeeping and his eagerness to learn how to use this unfamiliar technology. However, a comedic mishap occurs when he accidentally vacuums a $20 bill that Mrs. Bellus left unguarded, leading to his resignation and the start of another misadventure. This sets the tone for the ongoing humorous escapades Togo will experience throughout the book as he navigates various jobs and the quirks of the families he works for. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Humorous stories Epistolary fiction Household employees -- Fiction Japanese -- United States -- Fiction PS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 200996 2025-07-26T06:05:13.743751 text/html 188043 2024-10-18T14:25:29 text/html 500335 2025-07-26T06:05:18.103731 application/epub+zip 500994 2025-07-26T06:05:14.440721 application/epub+zip 130040 2025-07-26T06:05:14.057710 application/epub+zip 479246 2025-07-26T06:05:20.833678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454080 2025-07-26T06:05:17.744695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188150 2022-09-29T14:16:28.091197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173550 2025-07-26T06:05:13.063733 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153617 2024-10-18T14:25:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18327 2025-07-26T06:05:20.992712 application/rdf+xml 19839 2025-07-26T06:05:14.181695 image/jpeg 3181 2025-07-26T06:05:14.111684 image/jpeg 438331 2025-07-26T06:05:13.776794 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 en.wikipedia