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100 1 _aBroun, Heywood,
_d1888-1939
245 1 0 _aSeeing Things at Night
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-04-08
505 0 _aIntroduction -- The fifty-first dragon -- How to be a lion tamer -- H. G. Wells of England -- Promises and contracts and clocks -- Alcoholic liquors -- Some of my best friends are Yale men -- Bacillus and circumstance -- Death says it isn't so -- The library of a lover -- A bolt from the blue -- Inasmuch -- H. 3rd: the review of a continuous performance -- Southpaws -- Michael -- Buying a farm -- Romance and reticence -- A robe for the king -- Turning thirty -- Margaret Fuller -- Holding a baby -- Red magic -- The last trump -- Spanking manners -- Park Row and Fleet Street -- Merrick's women -- Just around the corner -- Reform through reading -- Shush! -- A test for critics -- Gray gods and green goddesses -- The cosmic kid -- A Jung man's fancy -- Deburau -- A reviewer's notebook.
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
520 _a"Seeing Things at Night" by Heywood Broun is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The book features a series of seemingly spontaneous articles that reflect on various topics, ranging from whimsical tales about dragons to contemplative observations on life and literature. Broun's engaging prose and keen social commentary invite readers into the whimsical and often humorous aspects of human behavior, offering insights into both the mundane and the extraordinary. The opening of the work presents an introduction that explains the author's intent behind the title, clarifying that the essays within are not exclusively theatrical, but rather pertain to his reflections crafted for newspaper readership. It highlights Broun's candid and whimsical approach, setting the stage for the first essay, "The Fifty-First Dragon," which introduces the character Gawaine le Coeur-Hardy, a reluctant student at a knight school who, much to his surprise, is trained to slay dragons. The narrative combines humor and irony, establishing a lighthearted tone that permeates the collection. This initial piece serves as an exemplary taste of Broun’s clever storytelling and sharp wit, engaging readers with a narrative that is both entertaining and thought-provoking. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEssays
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35793
999 _c76636
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