Project Gutenberg 2007-12-24 Public domain in the USA. 101 Lamb, Charles 1775 1834 Crane, Walter 1845 1915 A Masque of Days From the Last Essays of Elia: Newly Dressed & Decorated Produced by Anne Storer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Masque of Days" by Charles Lamb is a whimsical and imaginative collection of prose and poetry, likely written in the early 19th century. The work centers around a fantastical dinner party hosted by the New Year, where all the Days of the year gather to celebrate and mingle. This light-hearted narrative reflects on the nature of time, the changing of years, and the character of each day, blending humor with thoughtful observations. The content unfolds as a lively banquet featuring personified days of the year, each showcasing its unique traits and characteristics. With notable attendees like Christmas Day, Ash Wednesday, and April Fool, the festivities are filled with playful interactions and humorous anecdotes. The Days engage in lighthearted banter, disputes, and festivities, all while addressing various themes related to the calendar and human experiences throughout the year. The narrative culminates in a spirited celebration that embraces both the joy and melancholy associated with the passage of time, ultimately illustrating Lamb's keen observations on life and the cyclical nature of days. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Holidays -- Juvenile literature NC PZ Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society 49424 49433 2024-09-10T09:55:34.831347 2023-09-11T03:32:31.385773 text/html text/html 45727 2007-12-24T06:16:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3271717 2007-12-24T06:16:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2858098 2024-09-10T09:55:38.779284 application/epub+zip 2856493 2024-09-10T09:55:36.394299 application/epub+zip 67329 2024-09-10T09:55:35.437274 application/epub+zip 2940160 2024-09-10T09:55:40.526263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2933806 2024-09-10T09:55:38.096274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174128 2022-09-11T08:04:16.143814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32133 31925 2024-09-10T09:55:34.421344 2023-09-11T03:32:31.055757 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 32059 2007-12-24T06:16:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12513 2007-12-24T06:16:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19328 2024-09-10T09:55:40.666252 application/rdf+xml 13524 2024-09-10T09:55:35.789282 image/jpeg 3575 2024-09-10T09:55:35.613308 image/jpeg 4400295 2024-09-10T09:55:34.962308 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 en.wikipedia