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100 1 _aWilder, Marshall P.
_q(Marshall Pinckney),
_d1859-1915
245 1 4 _aThe Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2006-05-28
505 0 _aAn 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.
508 _aProduced by Suzanne Lybarger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAmerican wit and humor
653 _aAmerican literature -- Humor
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18465
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