Project Gutenberg 2006-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 97 Ade, George 1866 1944 Knocking the Neighbors Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer "Knocking the Neighbors" by George Ade is a collection of humorous stories written in the early 20th century. The work captures the essence of American life with comedic observations about human behavior, societal norms, and the quirks of everyday interactions, particularly focusing on individual characters and their escapades. The stories are filled with Ade's characteristic wit and satire, focusing on a range of characters from simple townsfolk to well-to-do city dwellers. The opening of the book introduces readers to a small, quirky town in the Midwest, where two local merchants, Milt and Henry, are celebrated for their serious moral posturing in the community while secretly indulging in a wild escapade to the city. As they embark on an adventure marked by lavish meals and indulgent entertainment, the contrast between their public and private lives highlights the theme of hypocrisy in societal appearances. Imbued with both humor and critical observation, Ade sets the stage for the amusing exploration of human nature that follows in the subsequent stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American wit and humor Fables, American PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 189101 189033 2024-10-08T15:11:17.210448 2023-09-09T05:52:44.128469 text/html text/html 189094 189026 2024-10-08T15:11:17.461463 2023-09-09T05:52:44.282476 text/html text/html 151371 2024-10-08T15:11:25.051396 application/epub+zip 153111 2024-10-08T15:11:20.822399 application/epub+zip 141653 2024-10-08T15:11:19.448441 application/epub+zip 304478 2024-10-08T15:11:27.769452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289814 2024-10-08T15:11:24.198396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239556 2022-09-09T11:26:44.577585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161613 161596 2024-10-08T15:11:16.897462 2023-09-09T05:52:43.918478 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 161560 2006-11-16T03:49:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 68233 2006-11-16T03:49:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18993 2024-10-08T15:11:27.904394 application/rdf+xml 14900 2024-10-08T15:11:20.029444 image/jpeg 4150 2024-10-08T15:11:19.731456 image/jpeg 148708 2024-10-08T15:11:17.479416 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