Project Gutenberg 2006-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 231 Wilder, Marshall P. (Marshall Pinckney) 1859 1915 Wilder, Marshall Pinckney The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. An April Aria, by Munkittrick -- "As Good as a Play", by Scudder -- The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, by Holmes -- The Briefless Barrister, by Saxe -- A Cable-Car Preacher, by Foss -- Cæsar's Quiet Lunch with Cicero, by Fields -- Cheer for the Consumer, by Waterman -- Comin' Home Thanksgivin', by Naylor -- A Complaint of Friends, by Hamilton -- The Coupon Bonds, by Trowbridge -- Crankidoxology, by Irwin -- Desolation, by Masson -- A Desperate Race, by Kelley -- De Stove Pipe Hole, by Drummond -- The Economical Pair, by Wells -- The Family Horse, by Cozzens -- Girl from Mercury, by Vielé -- The Grand Opera, by Baxter -- The Greco-Trojan Game, by Johnson -- How to Know the Wild Animals, by Wells -- How We Bought a Sewin' Machine and Organ, by Allen -- I Remember, I Remember, by Cary -- In a State of Sin, by Wister -- The Loafer and the Squire, by Crayon -- The Love Sonnets of a Husband, by Smiley -- Meditations of a Mariner, by Irwin -- A Modern Advantage, by Becker -- A Modern Eclogue, by Carman -- My Honey, My Love, by Harris -- Ponchus Pilut, by Riley -- Praise-God Barebones, by Cortissoz -- The Raggedy Man, by Riley -- The Shooting-Match, by Longstreet -- Sonnet of the Lovable Lass and the Plethoric Dad, by Foley -- Story of the Two Friars, by Field -- The Two Husbands, by Wells -- The Two Pedestrians, by Wells -- The Two Prisoners, by Wells -- Victory, by Masson -- The Wolf at Susan's Door, by Warner. Produced by Suzanne Lybarger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV" by Marshall P. Wilder is a collection of humorous writings, likely compiled in the early 20th century. This volume brings together a variety of comedic pieces, including poems and short narratives, contributed by various authors, showcasing the diverse wit of American literary tradition during that period. The text is designed to entertain and elicit laughter through clever wordplay and humorous observations. The opening portion of the collection provides a glimpse into the tone and content of the pieces, featuring laugh-out-loud ballads and whimsical fables. For example, one story, titled "The Briefless Barrister," tells the tale of an unfortunate lawyer lamenting his lack of clients and contemplating his drowning in a metaphorical sense. Another piece, "The Two Husbands," presents a humorous fable about the contrasting approaches of two men married to the same woman, humorously illustrating the flaws associated with both excessive ambition and laziness. This mix of light-hearted commentary on relationships and professions sets the stage for an enjoyable anthology that invites readers to explore the humorous aspects of everyday life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American wit and humor American literature -- Humor PN Text Humor Short Stories Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 424052 2024-10-08T09:48:22.357577 2023-09-08T11:03:46.087859 text/html text/html 429471 2006-07-07T12:41:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 218757 2006-07-07T12:41:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 320048 2024-10-08T09:48:35.827509 application/epub+zip 321526 2024-10-08T09:48:27.748596 application/epub+zip 236824 2024-10-08T09:48:25.689581 application/epub+zip 596218 2024-10-08T09:48:40.979519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 618256 2024-10-08T09:48:33.801532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517295 2022-09-09T05:48:50.398253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356906 356818 2024-10-08T09:48:20.972633 2023-09-08T11:03:44.721856 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 356812 2006-07-07T12:41:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142476 2006-07-07T12:41:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 356816 2006-07-07T12:41:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142428 2006-07-07T12:41:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23533 2024-10-08T09:48:41.122479 application/rdf+xml 19433 2024-10-08T09:48:26.275579 image/jpeg 4206 2024-10-08T09:48:25.981567 image/jpeg 309162 2024-10-08T09:48:22.394612 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