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100 1 _aBellew, Frank,
_d1828-1888
245 1 4 _aThe Art of Amusing :
_bBeing a Collection of Graceful Arts, Merry Games, Odd Tricks, Curious Puzzles, and New Charades. Together with Suggestions for Private Theatricals, Tableaux, and All Sorts of Parlor and Family Amusements.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aIllustrated by the author.
500 _aRelease date is 2012-07-23
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow 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"The Art of Amusing" by Frank Bellew is a collection of light-hearted entertainment guides written in the late 19th century. This work aims to provide readers with enjoyable activities, games, and tricks designed to foster merriment and conviviality among friends and family, showcasing a variety of parlor amusements. At the start of the book, the author presents a critique of American society's reluctance to engage in playful social interactions, contrasting it with more festive approaches observed in other cultures. He argues for the importance of levity and amusement in daily life, suggesting that gatherings should foster informal, joyful interactions. The opening portion sets the tone for the book by proposing ideas for entertaining gatherings, encouraging activities like card puzzles or simple tricks that promote laughter and conversation, and hinting at various amusing suggestions that would later be elaborated upon in the following chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAmusements
653 _aFamily recreation
653 _aTricks
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40309
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