Trolley Folly by Henry Wallace Phillips
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"Trolley Folly" by Henry Wallace Phillips is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Jimmie Horgan, a carefree young man working as a motorman for the Suburban Trolley Company, who unexpectedly discovers he has inherited five thousand dollars from a long-lost uncle. With this newfound fortune comes a sense of ambition and a desire to break free from the ordinary, leading him and his conductor friend Tommie to
take their trolley car on an adventure that quickly spirals into a series of comedic mishaps. The beginning of the novel introduces Jimmie's character and established context by highlighting his reckless yet cheerful demeanor as he navigates life on the trolley while managing a comedic blend of irony and cynicism. After learning of his unexpected inheritance, Jimmie shares the news with Tommie, and together they decide to abandon their usual routes and explore the city with a sense of newfound freedom. Their journey quickly turns chaotic, with their trolley car becoming emblematic of their desire to defy convention and break free from societal constraints, culminating in humorous encounters with passengers and the challenges of running a trolley service unpredictably. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Phillips, Henry Wallace, 1869-1930 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Gruger, Frederic Rodrigo, 1871-1953 |
| Illustrator | Kinney, Margaret West, 1872-1952 |
| Illustrator | Kinney, Troy, 1871-1938 |
| Illustrator | Widney, G. C. (Gustavus C.), 1871-1955 |
| LoC No. | 09007044 |
| Title | Trolley Folly |
| Contents | Trolley folly -- The numismatist -- The mascot of the Grays -- The little canoe -- The reverse of a medal -- Ten minutes of eternity -- The punishment and the crime -- Camp Cunningham -- Hohankton, Pettie and others --The fatal gum -- Blessed be the peacemakers. |
| Credits |
Produced by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Subject | Short stories, American |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 57494 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-57494-3 |
| Release Date | Jul 12, 2018 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 562 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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