02704cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000390011324500340015226400510018630000470023733600260028433700260031033800360033650000310037250506650040350801220106852010750119053400450226565300200231085600430233099900170237335980UtSlPG20260610133824.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aCurtis, George William,d1824-189210aFrom the Easy Chair, Volume 2 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-04-270 aThe new year -- The public scold -- National nominating convention -- Byrant's country -- The game of Newport -- The lecture Lyceum -- Tweed -- Commencment -- The streets of New York -- The morality of dancing -- The hog family -- The enlightened observer -- Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Henry Ward Beecher -- The golden age -- Spring pictures -- Proper and improper -- Belinda and the vulgar -- Decayed gentility -- The Pharisee -- Lady Mavourneen on her travels -- General Sherman -- The American girl -- Annus mirabilis -- Statues in Central Park -- The grand tour -- "Easy does it, guvner" -- Siste, viator -- Christendom vs. Christianity -- Francis George Shaw.  aProduced by Chuck Greif, Broward County Libraries and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"From the Easy Chair, Volume 2" by George William Curtis is a collection of essays and reflections written in the late 19th century. Through a series of thoughtful and poignant pieces, Curtis explores a variety of topics such as societal norms, public manners, the significance of the New Year, and notable figures like Ralph Waldo Emerson. The writing captures the intellectual spirit of the time while engaging with moral considerations and insights into American life.  The opening of the book elaborates on themes of time, renewal, and the human condition, particularly through the celebration of the New Year. Curtis poetically reflects on the joy and melancholy associated with the passage of time, comparing New Year’s Eve to a requiem for the past year and the dawn of the new year as a symbol of hope and fresh beginnings. He contemplates the universal experience of aging, the meaning of time, and the deep-seated traditions that accompany changing years, setting a contemplative tone for the essays that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAmerican essays40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35980  c76823d76823