Project Gutenberg 2006-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 104 Bangs, John Kendrick 1862 1922 The Idiot Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Idiot" by John Kendrick Bangs is a satirical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around a character known as the Idiot, who engages in a series of humorous and absurd conversations with his fellow boarders at a home for single gentlemen run by Mrs. Pedagog. Through his eccentric arguments and light-hearted debates, the Idiot often sparks discussions on a variety of topics, offering a comedic critique of society and the people around him. At the start of the novel, we find ourselves in the dining room of Mrs. Pedagog's boarding house, where the Idiot provokes a lively discussion on the merits of living on a canal boat versus a stationary house. The dialogue reveals the personalities of the other boarders, including Mr. Pedagog, the School-Master, and the Bibliomaniac, who respond with irritation and incredulity to the Idiot's antics. As he humorously defends his thoughts and questions societal conventions, the narrative sets a tone of clever banter mixed with philosophical musings, showcasing the Idiot's unique perspective on life and the world, while simultaneously highlighting the folly of those around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/18881/18881-h/images/cover.jpg en Humorous stories Conversation -- Fiction Boardinghouses -- Fiction PS Text Humor Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 163956 163869 2024-10-08T10:18:00.563588 2023-09-08T11:26:56.640819 text/html text/html 162635 2013-03-05T10:34:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 451044 2021-01-01T12:44:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 426763 2024-10-08T10:18:03.986610 application/epub+zip 427639 2024-10-08T10:18:01.284635 application/epub+zip 94182 2024-10-08T10:18:00.930611 application/epub+zip 497007 2024-10-08T10:18:06.263616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479592 2024-10-08T10:18:03.632583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149286 2022-09-09T06:21:40.065997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147427 147335 2024-10-08T10:18:00.058596 2023-09-08T11:26:56.206864 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 147162 2021-01-01T12:44:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 56330 2021-01-01T12:44:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 147173 2021-01-01T12:44:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56332 2021-01-01T12:44:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22204 2024-10-08T10:18:06.392587 application/rdf+xml 23017 2024-10-08T10:18:01.005580 image/jpeg 3317 2024-10-08T10:18:00.965613 image/jpeg 475500 2024-10-08T10:18:00.628599 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