02619cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000270011324500230014026400510016330000470021433600260026133700260028733800360031350000310034950506370038050800260101752010660104353400450210965300270215465300200218170000200220185600430222199900170226452438UtSlPG20260610134217.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aDonovan, Peter,d1884-10aImperfectly Proper 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-06-290 aThat motor boat of Algie's -- Aesthetics and some tea -- Beauty in the bank -- Koncerning kosmetics -- Clurks and clarks -- Ventilation -- City chickens -- Porters, Pullmans and patience -- Helping our friends to economize -- Refreshments at five -- Manners for the masses -- Raiment and mere clothes -- That fur coat -- Spring in the city -- Moving day -- Vacation vagaries -- Lawnless tennis -- That glorious first drive -- That awful first game -- On keeping cool -- Back to nature in a limousine -- Stringencies and how to stringe in them -- Taming the furnace -- Mike -- Dogs -- On being handy with tools -- Bumps and a brogue.  aProduced by Al Haines  a"Imperfectly Proper" by Peter Donovan is a collection of humorous sketches written in the early 20th century. The book presents satirical observations on modern life, middle-class values, and the quirks of society, with a focus on the humorous misadventures of its characters, particularly a man who is often put in amusing situations through his interactions with friends and societal norms.  At the start of the book, readers are introduced to Algie, an amateur sailor whose attempts at hosting a motorboat picnic go terribly wrong. His well-meaning, but misguided efforts lead to comedic disasters on the water, as he struggles with a malfunctioning boat and unpredictable weather, ultimately resulting in an embarrassing and wet return to shore. Donovan's light-hearted prose captures the essence of urban hilarity and societal observation, as the narrator reflects on the absurdities of modern life while engaging his friends in a mix of camaraderie and mischief that sets the stage for further humorous tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aCanadian wit and humor  aCanadian essays1 aJohnston, R. E.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52438  c93272d93272