Ellis Parker Butler
Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective
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Ellis Parker Butler
Philo Gubb, not being content with his job as wallpaper-hanger, has higher aspirations: to become a detective, just like Sherlock Holmes. To…
That Pup
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Ellis Parker Butler
A puppy, unannounced and unordered, arrives in a crate at Mr. Murchison's house. Humorous events follow. - Summary by david wales
The Jack-Knife Man
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Ellis Parker Butler
A lighthearted tale which revolves around old Peter Lane, who lives in a houseboat on the Mississippi River and mostly whiles away his time …
The Adventures of a Suburbanite
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Ellis Parker Butler
Why is the neighbor so obsessed with his car? Where can we find a good gardener? Should we have a Santa Claus at our Christmas party? Yes, t…
The Confessions of a Daddy
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Ellis Parker Butler
The wry humor of Ellis Parker Butler, who gave us the classic Pigs Is Pigs, takes us into his own married life where Marthy and Hiram live q…
Ellis Parker Butler Short Story Collection, Vol 1
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Ellis Parker Butler
Ellis Parker Butler was an American author. He was the author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays. These are eight…
In Pawn
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Ellis Parker Butler
Inspired by "Lives of the Saints", fat, lazy, good-for-nothing Harvey Redding decides to give up the junk-collecting business, and…
Perkins of Portland
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Amusing tales showing the effectiveness of advertising some rather questionable products. Perkins and the narrator partner in promotions dir…
The Cheerful Smugglers
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Saving for the baby's education: how can a young family be disciplined so as to regularly put money in the pig (bank)? Why, put a tariff on …
Swatty: A Story of Real Boys
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Ellis Parker Butler
The fun adventures of Georgie, Swatty, and Bony, as they encounter flooding rivers, emotional girls, burning buildings, rotten stumps, mean …
The Incubator Baby
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Ellis Parker Butler
Marjorie Fielding is born premature and spends her first months of life in an incubator. Her mother is a modern, broad-minded woman eschewin…
Kilo: Being the Love Story of Eliph' Hewlitt, Book Agent
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Ellis Parker Butler
Traveling salesman Eliph' Hewlitt finds the love of his life in Kilo, Iowa and decides to settle down there. - Summary by Dale Barkley
The Whale
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His career spanned more than forty years, and his stories, poems, and articles were published in more than 225 magazines. His work appeared …
An Exception
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Ellis Parker Butler
LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of An Exception by Ellis Parker Butler.This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 19, 2023.…