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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aLardner, Ring,
_d1885-1933
245 1 0 _aGullible's Travels, Etc.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-02-04
505 0 _aCarmen -- Three kings and a pair -- Gullible's travels -- The water cure -- Three without, doubled.
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Gullible's Travels, Etc." by Ring Lardner is a collection of humorous stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of social class and the absurdities of modern life through the experiences of the narrator and their humorous observations about various activities, particularly outings to the theater and opera with friends. The main characters include the narrator, their spouse, and their friends, such as the Hatches, engaging in lighthearted yet revealing dialogues that reflect their social pretensions and experiences. At the start of the tale, the narrator reflects on a recent opera outing they took with their friends the Hatches, detailing the events of the night, the various interactions, and the characters involved. The narrator humorously recounts the trials of attending a grand opera and the disconnect it creates between the glitzy social expectations and the actual experience. Through a mix of dialogue and narrative, the opening portion establishes the satirical tone of the collection, setting the stage for further explorations into the quirks of society and the everyday life of the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHumorous stories, American
653 _aCourtship -- Fiction
653 _aChicago (Ill.) -- Fiction
653 _aOpera -- Fiction
653 _aBridge players -- Fiction
653 _aVoyages and travels -- Fiction
653 _aHusband and wife -- Fiction
653 _aSisters-in-law -- Fiction
700 1 _aPreston, May Wilson,
_d1873-1949
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35162
999 _c76007
_d76007