Ellis Parker Butler, born on December 5, 1869, in Muscatine, Iowa, was an American author and humorist known for his humorous short stories and essays. Butler’s writing style is marked by humor and satire, often exploring the quirks of human behavior. He primarily wrote in English.
Short Stories written by Ellis Parker Butler
Buried Bones 1898 - When Mr. Gubb went to the house of Mr. Jonas Medderbrook to pay him the money he had received for… ... Read more
Dey Ain’t No Ghosts 1913 - Once 'pon a time dey was a li'l' black boy whut he name was Mose. An' whin he come erlong… ... Read more
Goat-Feathers 1898 - No human being ever tells the whole truth about himself. We seem to be born liars in that particular, all… ... Read more
Mr. Billings’s Pockets 1898 - On the sixteenth of June Mr. Rollin Billings entered his home at Westcote very much later than usual, and stealing… ... Read more
Pigs Is Pigs 1898 - Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the counter of the express office and shook… ... Read more
Solander’s Radio Tomb 1898 - [Ellis Parker] "Pigs Is Pigs" Butler quite surpasses himself in this story. The intricacies in radio are so great, and… ... Read more
The Chicken 1898 - Philo Gubb, with three rolls of wall-paper under his arm and a pail of mixed paste in one hand, walked… ... Read more
The Man Who Did Not Go to Heaven on Tuesday 1913 - UNCLE NOAH PRUTT, sitting in the front row of seats, leaned forward and put his hand behind his ear, vainly… ... Read more
The Progressive Murder 1898 - When Philo Gubb paid Mr. Medderbrook the one hundred dollars he had received for retrieving the Dragon's Eye, Mr. Medderbrook… ... Read more
The Thin Santa Claus 1909 - The Chicken Yard That Was a Christmas Stocking Mrs. Gratz opened her eyes and looked out at the drizzle that… ... Read more
The Two-Cent Stamp 1898 - The house in Tenth Street where Philo Gubb was doing a job of paper-hanging when he made the happy error… ... Read more
The Un-Burglars 1898 - Although Detective Gubb's experience with the oubliette-elevator did not lead to the detection of the dynamiters for whom a reward… ... Read more
The Water Goats 1898 - "And then," said the landscape gardener, combing his silky, pointed beard gently with his long, artistic fingers, "in the lake… ... Read more
Waffles and Mustard 1898 - It would not be true to say that Mr. Gubb had become suspicious of Mr. Medderbrook's honesty. The fact that… ... Read more
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