Project Gutenberg 2023-08-11 Public domain in the USA. 99 Norton, Roy 1869 1942 The man who talked too much $aNew York :$bStreet & Smith Corporation, $c1920. Roger Frank and Sue Clark (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Man Who Talked Too Much" by Roy Norton is a short story written in the early 20th century. This narrative takes place during a journey on a railway and a steamer, featuring two main characters, David and Goliath, who are miners and prospectors. The story revolves around their encounter with "Lucky" Cochran, a garrulous man who talks incessantly about his newfound wealth and past experiences, much to the annoyance of the two travelers. In this comedic tale, David and Goliath find themselves trying to escape the incessantly talkative Cochran, who insists on accompanying them during their travels. Despite their efforts to distance themselves, they inadvertently get drawn into a situation where they come to pity the overly trusting Cochran when he becomes the target of two con artists aboard the ship. Ultimately, the twist reveals that Cochran is actually a clever con artist himself, leaving David and Goliath to reflect on their assumptions about him and their own gullibility. The story cleverly plays with themes of communication, perception, and the irony of appearances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/popular-magazine-v-058-n-02-1920-11-07 20230713200702norton 1920 US Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Voyages and travels -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour 68186 2025-07-28T09:14:46.908232 text/html 65319 2023-08-11T03:33:56 text/html 272355 2025-07-28T09:14:49.711224 application/epub+zip 271132 2025-07-28T09:14:47.902256 application/epub+zip 271133 2025-07-28T09:14:47.327216 application/epub+zip 1189067 2025-07-28T09:14:51.232239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1182695 2025-07-28T09:14:49.289208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59957 2025-07-28T09:14:46.777254 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59979 2023-08-11T03:33:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16536 2025-07-28T09:14:51.389195 application/rdf+xml 29265 2025-07-28T09:14:47.518229 image/jpeg 4466 2025-07-28T09:14:47.418244 image/jpeg 253738 2023-08-11T03:33:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 255325 2025-07-28T09:14:46.919240 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