Project Gutenberg 2007-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 349 Wells, Carolyn 1862 1942 Houghton, Carolyn Wells The Book of Humorous Verse E-text prepared by Hilary Caws-Elwitt, Huub Bakker, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Book of Humorous Verse" by Carolyn Wells is a compilation of comedic poetry written during the early 20th century. This work brings together a variety of humorous verses from different authors, aiming to provide readers with a delightful collection that captures the essence of wit and humor in poetry. Given the diverse selections, the book likely features a range of themes and styles, showcasing playful jests, satire, and light-hearted narratives. The opening of the compilation sets the stage with an introduction where Wells expresses her intent to create a compilation that represents various humorous poems rather than an exhaustive collection. She hints at the challenges of selection and arrangement as she aims to satisfy different tastes. The introduction is followed by a selection of humorous poems from notable authors like W. S. Gilbert and James Whitcomb Riley. These poems encompass amusing insights on subjects ranging from the trials of being a humorist to lighthearted takes on societal norms. The whimsical tone of the opening suggests that readers can expect a rich tapestry of humor throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous poetry, English Humorous poetry, American PN Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 2297037 2296871 2024-09-10T09:38:50.015351 2023-09-10T12:38:42.134619 text/html text/html 2330795 2007-12-22T16:34:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 637782 2007-12-22T16:36:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 774843 2024-09-10T09:47:37.171229 application/epub+zip 770485 2024-09-10T09:42:48.082643 application/epub+zip 770485 2024-09-10T09:40:48.649284 application/epub+zip 1544001 2024-09-10T09:48:04.314573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1251903 2024-09-10T09:43:42.348410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1251532 2022-09-11T07:52:24.941625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1434959 1434862 2024-09-10T09:38:35.170455 2023-09-10T12:38:27.066508 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1434467 2007-12-22T16:29:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 559947 2007-12-22T16:29:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1434590 2007-12-22T16:29:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 559599 2007-12-22T16:29:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20694 2024-09-10T09:48:04.653539 application/rdf+xml 13739 2024-09-10T09:40:49.726250 image/jpeg 3906 2024-09-10T09:40:49.206251 image/jpeg 683110 2024-09-10T09:38:50.168359 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 More titles under Wright, Rowland en.wikipedia