Project Gutenberg 2022-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 119 Curwood, James Oliver 1878 1927 Curwood, James-Oliver Hoskins, Gayle Porter 1887 1962 The Laugh Maker $aUnited States :$bThe Red Book Corporation,$c1912. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "The Laugh Maker" by James Oliver Curwood is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book tells the story of Bobby McTabb, a man who is known for his cheerful and jovial personality, but who faces a significant life change after leaving his hometown of Fawcettville with a large sum of money obtained unethically. It explores themes of happiness, identity, and redemption, as McTabb's journey leads him through personal transformation and ultimately a quest to regain trust. The narrative follows Bobby McTabb, a rotund and lovable character who becomes the heart of his community in Fawcettville. After winning the townspeople's affection, he unexpectedly absconds with their money, embarking on an adventurous escape that leads him through hardship and self-discovery in the wilderness. As Bobby loses weight and transforms both physically and mentally, he adopts a new persona as J. Wesley Brown. When he reunites with the love interest, Kitty Duchene, he grapples with the truth about his past, leading to a dramatic revelation in a carnival funhouse. In a final act of redemption, he returns to Fawcettville to repay the townsfolk, restoring his relationships and reaffirming the love that binds him to the community he left behind. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/RedBookV018N06191204_201807 20220111022706curwood 1912 US Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Embezzlement -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 48883 2025-06-26T11:39:56.141966 text/html 24326 2024-10-18T18:09:30 text/html 676572 2025-06-26T11:39:58.480975 application/epub+zip 675355 2025-06-26T11:39:56.950978 application/epub+zip 215596 2025-06-26T11:39:56.472988 application/epub+zip 1229877 2025-06-26T11:39:59.720033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1223323 2025-06-26T11:39:58.121000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 834824 2022-09-30T07:42:54.942457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42120 2025-06-26T11:39:56.044994 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22297 2024-10-18T18:09:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17623 2025-06-26T11:39:59.846953 application/rdf+xml 25419 2025-06-26T11:39:56.657033 image/jpeg 4176 2025-06-26T11:39:56.564971 image/jpeg 637754 2025-06-26T11:39:56.157021 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