Project Gutenberg 2004-09-23 Public domain in the USA. 175 Irving, Washington 1783 1859 Crayon, Geoffrey Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists Reading ease score: 59.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Etext produced by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, Tony Hyland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists" by Washington Irving is a collection of humorous essays and sketches written in the early 19th century. The book presents a vibrant portrait of English countryside life through the lens of the Bracebridge family and their friends, focusing particularly on the delightful quirks of its characters and their traditional customs, as observed by the narrator, Geoffrey Crayon. The central piece is a celebration of themes like marriage, social status, and the charm of rural tradition, especially highlighted through the impending nuptials of the young captain Guy Bracebridge and his bride Julia Templeton. The opening of the work introduces the reader to the setting of Bracebridge Hall during a wedding celebration. The narrator reflects on his past visit to this picturesque estate and the warm depiction of the Bracebridge family, emphasizing the charm of its patriarch, the Squire. We are given a glimpse into the preparations for the wedding, establishing a lively atmosphere filled with quirky characters, such as Master Simon, the family's busy and whimsical factotum. The text masterfully conveys the mix of humor and affection the narrator holds for these characters, promising a leisurely exploration of rural life filled with amusing anecdotes and intimate insights into the customs of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction National characteristics, English -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 912575 912576 2024-10-06T08:21:42.557935 2023-10-06T09:27:52.665865 text/html text/html 927977 2021-02-25T21:21:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 325412 2021-02-25T21:21:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 413845 2024-10-06T08:21:54.287862 application/epub+zip 428066 2024-10-06T08:21:46.201921 application/epub+zip 414690 2024-10-06T08:21:44.731931 application/epub+zip 735810 2024-10-06T08:22:01.041825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 685722 2024-10-06T08:21:53.250886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 641001 2022-09-07T02:34:06.560018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 806209 806056 2024-10-06T08:21:41.303948 2023-10-06T09:27:51.744858 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 806016 2020-12-18T06:50:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 311823 2020-12-18T06:50:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 806007 2020-12-18T06:50:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311761 2020-12-18T06:50:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22212 2024-10-06T08:22:01.183988 application/rdf+xml 14993 2024-10-06T08:21:45.286899 image/jpeg 3693 2024-10-06T08:21:45.007927 image/jpeg 401304 2024-10-06T08:21:42.634009 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 en.wikipedia