Project Gutenberg 2008-05-11 Public domain in the USA. 58 Colman, George 1762 1836 Colman, George, the younger Griffinhoof, Arthur Coleman, George Broad Grins Comprising, With New Additional Tales in Verse, Those Formerly Publish'd Under the Title "My Night-Gown and Slippers." Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Broad Grins" by George Colman, the Younger is a collection of humorous poetry and tales written in the early 19th century. Initially published under the title "My Night-Gown and Slippers," this edition includes new additional tales in verse. The book likely reflects societal themes of its time, focusing on the quirks and follies of human nature, particularly in a comedic context. The collection features a variety of characters and settings, drawing on both contemporary society and historical figures. The poem "The Knight and the Friar" tells the story of Sir Thomas Erpingham, a knight who struggles with ennui after returning from battle and resorts to marrying for company, only to find his wife embroiled in a comic scandal involving a friar. Other tales, such as "The Newcastle Apothecary," humorously explore the medical profession and the absurdities associated with it. Through witty dialogue, playful rhymes, and satirical critiques of societal norms, Colman's work encapsulates the joys and absurdities of life, showcasing his keen observation of human behavior and the comedic potential hidden within everyday situations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 154301 154324 2024-09-11T05:08:26.940577 2023-09-11T08:35:57.276962 text/html text/html 165015 2008-05-11T11:36:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii 1205884 2008-05-11T11:36:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 1341132 2024-09-11T05:08:32.643539 application/epub+zip 1338762 2024-09-11T05:08:27.949627 application/epub+zip 121495 2024-09-11T05:08:27.435567 application/epub+zip 1400405 2024-09-11T05:08:35.453546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1463543 2024-09-11T05:08:31.996676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248813 2022-09-12T04:07:52.093525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101058 100959 2024-09-11T05:08:26.031593 2023-09-11T08:35:56.399939 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 101055 2008-05-11T11:36:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 41945 2008-05-11T11:36:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 101055 2008-05-11T11:36:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41910 2008-05-11T11:36:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20122 2024-09-11T05:08:35.599551 application/rdf+xml 14105 2024-09-11T05:08:27.522562 image/jpeg 2108 2024-09-11T05:08:27.477613 image/jpeg 1210346 2024-09-11T05:08:26.995570 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