
In this witty tale two men could not be more different yet share a startlingly identical face. Hon. J. Woodworth‑Granger, a solemn judge whose every word is weighed like a gavel, finds his world turned upside‑down when he discovers that a peripatetic drummer named James Gollop, known for his carefree jokes and rapid‑fire humor, looks just like him. Their mirror‑image existence sets the stage for a series of comic misunderstandings that question how much of a person is defined by appearance versus character.
The story opens in a bustling hotel where the judge’s dignified entrance collides with the porter’s breezy banter, and a pretty chambermaid’s flirtatious kiss throws the judge’s rigid composure into disarray. As Gollop’s boisterous antics echo through the corridors, both men must navigate a tangled web of mistaken identity, social expectations, and unexpected flirtations. Listeners will be drawn into a lively dance of satire and slapstick, wondering just how far the mix‑up will go before the two doppelgängers finally confront the truth of their shared visage.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (322K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2009-08-10
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1869–1942
A prolific American newspaperman turned storyteller, he wrote adventure fiction, westerns, and early science-fiction tales that were widely published in popular magazines. Several of his novels, including The Plunderer and The Mediator, were later adapted for the screen.
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