Project Gutenberg 2004-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 168 Bierce, Ambrose 1842 1913 Grile, Dod Dalziel, Edward 1817 1905 Dalziel, George 1815 1902 a21000134 Cobwebs from an Empty Skull Produced by Sandra Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Cobwebs from an Empty Skull" by Ambrose Bierce is a collection of satirical fables and tales written during the late 19th century. The book encapsulates Bierce's sardonic wit, presenting a series of humorous, often darkly ironic narratives and morals that explore human nature, folly, and vice. At the start of the collection, the reader is welcomed by a preface that reflects Bierce's modest acknowledgment of the work's origins, hinting at its initial reception in the humor publication "FUN." Each ensuing fable features anthropomorphized animals that deliver sharp observations about human behavior, folly, and morality, often taking unexpected twists. Characters like a Persian nobleman with a philosophical oyster or a self-deprecating rat highlight the absurdities of life. The opening portion showcases a whimsical blend of humor and irony that sets the tone for a deeper critique of societal norms and human vices through the lens of fables. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Satire American wit and humor Fables PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 392092 389965 2024-09-06T04:34:29.069672 2023-10-06T06:40:37.758428 text/html text/html 405210 2020-12-15T04:48:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2028789 2020-12-15T04:48:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2175876 2024-09-06T04:34:39.290625 application/epub+zip 2167167 2024-09-06T04:34:31.172687 application/epub+zip 222372 2024-09-06T04:34:29.906710 application/epub+zip 2325779 2024-09-06T04:34:45.017634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2298292 2024-09-06T04:34:37.497606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374647 2022-09-06T22:32:10.059871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330900 330847 2024-09-06T04:34:27.793674 2023-10-06T06:40:36.586444 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 330777 2020-12-15T04:48:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 134400 2020-12-15T04:48:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 330777 2020-12-15T04:48:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134348 2020-12-15T04:48:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21736 2024-09-06T04:34:45.197564 application/rdf+xml 14064 2024-09-06T04:34:30.278684 image/jpeg 3839 2024-09-06T04:34:30.092638 image/jpeg 2085161 2024-09-06T04:34:29.180660 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Herman, William (Author of The dance of death) en.wikipedia