The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.)

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilder, Marshall P. (Marshall Pinckney), 1859-1915.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II" by Marshall P. Wilder is a collection of humorous writings and sketches likely compiled in the early 20th century. This volume showcases various comedic pieces from notable authors, intending to entertain readers with a selection of wit that reflects American society's amusing facets and eccentricities. The work brings together a myriad of short stories, poems, and fables that highlight the artistry in American humor. The opening of this volume presents a variety of pieces, starting with "The Two New Houses" by Carolyn Wells, which employs a fable structure to convey morals about arrogance and humility in decision-making. This is followed by an assortment of poems and humorous essays, including George William Curtis's commentary on "Best Society," which critiques social pretentiousness and explores the true essence of societal worth. Throughout the opening, the pieces offer snapshots of characters, anecdotes, and humor that together form a tapestry of American cultural reflections, encouraging readers to appreciate the richness and diversity of humor in their society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

An Archæological Congress, by Burdette

Aunt Dinah's Kitchen, by Stowe

Ballad, by Leland

Barney McGee, by Hovey

The Beecher Beached, by Tabb

A Boy's View of It, by Stanton

Budd Wilkins at the Show, by Kiser

The Colonel's Clothes, by Gilman

Comin' Thu, by Culbertson

The Dutchman Who Had the "Small Pox," by Leland

An Evening Musicale, by Fisk

Familiar Authors at Work, by Carruth

Fascination, by Tabb

The Golfer's Rubaiyat, by Boynton

Go Lightly, Gal (The Cake Walk), by Culbertson

Grandma Keeler Gets Grandpa Ready for Sunday-School, by Greene

The Hoosier and the Salt Pile, by Marble

How "Ruby" Played, by Bagby

A Letter, by Nasby

The Lost Word, by Paul

Love Sonnets of a Hoodlum, by Irwin

Mr. Dooley on Gold-Seeking, by Dunne

Mr. Dooley on Reform Candidates, by Dunne

Natural Perversities, by Riley

A Nautical Ballad, by Carryl

The Old Deacon's Version of the Story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, by Stanton

Our Best Society, by Curtis

Plagiarism, by Tabb

The Recruit, by Chambers

"Ringworm Frank", by Riley

A Rival Entertainment, by Field

Samuel Brown, by Cary

Seffy and Sally, by Long

She Talked, by Foss

The Strike at Hinman's, by Burdette

The Two Brothers, by Wells

The Two Farmers, by Wells

The Two New Houses, by Wells

The Two Suitors, by Wells

Vive La Bagatelle, by Burgess

Walk, by Devere

The Way it Wuz, by Riley

Yawcob Strauss, by Adams

Yes?, by O'Reilly.

Credits:

Produced by Suzanne Lybarger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2006-05-28