The Crow's Nest

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Day, Clarence, 1874-1935

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Crow's Nest" by Clarence Day, Jr. is a work of fiction written in the early 20th century. This novel serves as a satirical exploration of human nature, particularly through the lens of peculiar characters and their introspective musings on life, love, and societal habits. The narrative hints at a blend of humor and critique, suggesting that readers may encounter thought-provoking commentary wrapped in clever prose. The opening of the book introduces a whimsical analogy involving three tigers, each representing different attitudes towards life and knowledge. The first tiger embraces the wildness of existence, while the second tiger prefers to live vicariously through books, and the third seeks an uplifting version of reality, often disregarding harsh truths. This playful examination of their perspectives sets the tone for the narrative, implying that the author will continue weaving humor and philosophy throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The three tigers

As they go riding by

A man gets up in the morning

Odd countries

On cows

Stroom and Graith

Legs vs. architects

To Phoebe

Sex, religion and business

An ode to trade

Objections to reading

The enjoyment of gloom

Buffoon fate

The wrong lampman

The seamy side of Fabre

In his baby blue ship

The man who knew gods

Improving the lives of the rich

From Noah to now

Sic semper dissenters

Humpty Dumpty and Adam

How it looks to a fish

A hopeful old bigamist

The revolt of capital

Still reading away

A wild Polish hero

Mrs. P.'s side of it

The death of Logan

Portrait of a lady

Grandfather's three lives

Story of a farmer.

Credits:

Produced by Christine Aldridge, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2010-03-03