"The Garotters" by William Dean Howells is a funny story set in the late 1800s, focusing on mix-ups and what's considered right and wrong in society when a robbery goes sideways. Mr. Roberts thinks he's been robbed and chases after the person he thinks did it, eventually tackling him. It turns out he grabbed the wrong watch and attacked an innocent man, Mr. Bemis. The story follows Roberts as he deals with what he's done, touching on ideas like honor, what society expects, and how silly people can act. Roberts' wife, Agnes, and their friends react in different ways, from worry to pride to disbelief. Everything comes to a head at a dinner party where the truth comes out piece by piece, making everyone laugh and think about the results of acting violently and the issues with mistaken identity.
The Garotters
By William Dean Howells
A case of mistaken identity turns a proper society upside down when a man tackles an innocent stranger, believing he's been robbed.
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About the AuthorWilliam Dean Howells was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria, and the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day," which was adapted into a 1996 film of the same name.
William Dean Howells was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria, and the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day," which was adapted into a 1996 film of the same name.
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