Goat Feathers

Goat Feathers is a humorous novel written by Ellis Parker Butler. The story is set in a small town in the United States and revolves around the character of Peter Lane, a young man who is struggling to make his way in the world. Peter has a talent for inventing things, but his inventions never seem to work out as planned.In the beginning of the book, Peter is trying to create a machine that will shave goats, but he keeps running into problems. He is convinced that he can make the machine work, but everyone else in town thinks he is crazy. Despite the ridicule he faces, Peter continues to work on his invention.Meanwhile, Peter becomes involved in a romantic relationship with a young woman named Polly. However, Polly's father disapproves of Peter and tries to keep them apart. This only adds to Peter's troubles.As the story progresses, Peter's goat-shaving machine becomes a major source of contention in the town. Some people think it is a brilliant invention, while others think it is ridiculous. Eventually, Peter's machine becomes the center of a major competition, with a large cash prize at stake.Goat Feathers is a lighthearted and entertaining novel that pokes fun at small-town life and the eccentricities of its characters. It is a story about perseverance, love, and the pursuit of one's dreams, no matter how unconventional they may be.1918. Butler, the author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays, is most famous for his short story Pigs is Pigs in which a bureaucratic stationmaster insists on levying the livestock rate for a shipment of two pet guinea pigs that soon start proliferating geometrically. This book is a critical self-assessment of Butler's own perceived failure to achieve more fame and fortune. Butler had hoped that personal insights into his own life would inspire readers to seek their own successes more aggressively. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.