Amusing Prose Chap Books

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cunningham, Robert Hays

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Amusing Prose Chap Books" by Robert Hays Cunningham is a collection of humorous narratives and folklore written in the late 19th century. This anthology primarily features chap-books, which were cheap, popular literature enjoyed by the lower classes, reflecting their cultures, lifestyles, and values. The book contains several entertaining tales, including the comical history of the King and the Cobbler, light-hearted stories featuring characters like Jack the Giant-Killer, and anecdotes derived from popular traditions, all aiming to amuse readers. The opening of the work provides an editorial note that discusses the growing interest in folklore and the significance of chap-books as a form of popular literature for the uneducated masses of bygone eras. It highlights how such chap-books were often written by the people, for the people, capturing the essence of everyday life and the humor innate to their tales. Among the texts mentioned is the story of King Henry VIII, who disguises himself to interact with a jovial cobbler, setting the tone for the collection's light-hearted and whimsical nature. This introduction effectively invites readers to explore the diverse and amusing narratives that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The comical history of the King and the cobbler

The merry tales of the wise men of Gotham

The history of Thomas Hickathrift

The history of Jack the Giant-killer

Simple Simon's misfortunes and his wife Margery's cruelty

The adventures of Bamfylde Moore Carew

The comical sayings of Paddy from Cork

The history of Dick Whittington and his cat

The mad pranks of Tom Tram

A York dialogue between Ned and Harry

Daniel O'Rourke's wonderful voyage to the moon

Mother Bunch's closet newly broke open

The comical history of the Courtier and Tinker

The history of the four kings

The penny budget of wit and package of drollery

The merry conceits of Tom Long the carrier

The story of Blue Beard

The life of Mansie Wauch

The life and astonishing adventures of Peter Williamson

The famous exploits of Robin Hood, Little John, and his merry men all

History of Dr. Faustus

The whole life and death of Long Meg

The famous history of the learned Friar Bacon

The history of the blind beggar of Bethnal Green

The pleasant history of Poor Robin, the merry saddler of Walden.

Credits:

Produced by Feòrag NicBhrìde, Ron Stephens, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 68.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2011-06-25