Project Gutenberg 2005-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 203 Mason, Edward T. (Edward Tuckerman) 1847 1911 Mason, Edward Tuckerman Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Selections from the Experiences of the A.C. -- Dobbs His Ferry -- Father Higgins's Preferment -- Fred Trover's Little Iron-Clad -- Mr. Bluff Discourses on the Country and Kindred Themes -- Garden Ethics -- Captain Ben's Choice -- Street Scenes in Washington -- Selections from Transcendental Wild Oats -- Conversational Depravity -- The Tower of London -- Science and Natural History -- From the "Lecture" -- Our Tavern -- A Piece of Red Calico -- Aunt Pen's Funeral -- The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County -- Ben Thirlwall's School-days -- Selections from a Brace of Boys -- A Rivermouth Romance. Produced by Alicia Williams, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature" by Edward T. Mason is a collection of humorous literary works edited in the late 19th century. This anthology features a variety of comedic pieces from notable American authors, showcasing their wit and comedic storytelling. The collection likely explores themes of human nature, society, and the absurdities of everyday life, entertaining readers with clever observations and relatable situations. The opening of the collection presents an engaging selection from "Selections from the Experiences of the A.C." by Bayard Taylor, where Mr. Johnson arrives in Waterbury to meet his old friend, Mr. Billings. Their conversation quickly drifts into nostalgia as they reminisce about the past and discuss their youthful circle, humorously reflecting on sentiments of the Arcadian Club. As they delve into amusing anecdotes, including the quirks of their social companions, the tone becomes light-hearted, setting the stage for the humorous explorations that will continue throughout the anthology. The narrative hints at the absurdity of their interactions and the social pretensions of their youth, promising a delightful blend of humor and commentary on human foibles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American wit and humor PN Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 374104 374105 2024-10-07T06:17:40.571740 2023-09-07T07:49:00.136975 text/html text/html 385162 2020-12-14T09:53:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 150265 2020-12-14T09:53:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 234797 2024-10-07T06:17:49.874701 application/epub+zip 238075 2024-10-07T06:17:44.489703 application/epub+zip 220038 2024-10-07T06:17:43.047742 application/epub+zip 463753 2024-10-07T06:17:53.986665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428476 2024-10-07T06:17:48.769699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400613 2022-09-07T22:35:49.924062 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349570 349485 2024-10-07T06:17:39.763736 2023-09-07T07:48:59.403951 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 349414 2020-12-14T09:53:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142601 2020-12-14T09:53:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 349408 2020-12-14T09:53:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142568 2020-12-14T09:53:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21685 2024-10-07T06:17:54.116659 application/rdf+xml 16792 2024-10-07T06:17:43.611736 image/jpeg 3694 2024-10-07T06:17:43.330729 image/jpeg 231311 2024-10-07T06:17:40.605759 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