Project Gutenberg 2004-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 98 Ade, George 1866 1944 People You Know Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Audrey Longhurst, William Flis, and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "People You Know" by George Ade is a collection of humorous observations and fables written in the early 20th century. The book presents a satirical look at everyday American life, focusing on the quirks, foibles, and social norms of the people living in a typical community. Numerous characters and scenarios are introduced, showcasing the humorous and often ridiculous aspects of their interactions. The opening portion of the book presents a variety of whimsical tales, starting with a story about an Indian who attempts to reform his drinking habits, only to succumb back to temptation in a series of comedic events. As he tries to navigate his way through life, we see the humorous contrast between his aspirations for respectability and the reality of his actions. Following this, other snippets explore topics such as social gatherings, the absurdities of artistic pretensions, and the struggles between ambition and practicality, all delivered with a keen sense of wit, rich colloquial expressions, and an unflinching eye on human nature's contradictions. Each tale culminates in a moral or reflection, making it not just entertaining but also thought-provoking. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American wit and humor PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 217089 213160 2024-10-06T08:30:10.035793 2023-10-06T09:34:36.123839 text/html text/html 216640 2020-12-18T07:40:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1757049 2020-12-18T07:40:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1863008 2024-10-06T08:30:29.071162 application/epub+zip 1841004 2024-10-06T08:30:16.713729 application/epub+zip 155461 2024-10-06T08:30:10.989770 application/epub+zip 15122143 2024-10-06T08:30:35.292154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 15071598 2024-10-06T08:30:22.380819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231781 2022-09-07T02:43:58.592865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171199 171115 2024-10-06T08:30:09.109785 2023-10-06T09:34:35.287816 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 171094 2020-12-18T07:40:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 69970 2020-12-18T07:40:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 171093 2020-12-18T07:40:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69942 2020-12-18T07:40:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21050 2024-10-06T08:30:35.475172 application/rdf+xml 11677 2024-10-06T08:30:11.565775 image/jpeg 3152 2024-10-06T08:30:11.270779 image/jpeg 1819332 2024-10-06T08:30:10.180835 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