Project Gutenberg 2010-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 81 Newell, R. H. (Robert Henry) 1836 1901 Newell, Robert Henry The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 2 Produced by Chris Curnow, Henry Gardiner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 2" by R. H. Newell is a collection of satirical letters written in the mid-19th century. The book humorously chronicles the events and absurdities surrounding the American Civil War through the eyes of its main character, Orpheus C. Kerr, an imaginative correspondent with a keen sense of irony. The focus of the book is on the interplay of military incompetence, societal dynamics, and the peculiarities of war-time life, blending satire with commentary on political and cultural issues of the time. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Orpheus C. Kerr as he navigates the challenges of describing a recent battle while under the constraints of censorship. In a comically convoluted manner, he draws parallels between his experiences and that of an artist trying to fulfill an awkward commission. We also encounter characters from the Mackerel Brigade, including the somewhat self-important General and Captain Villiam Brown, who embody both the bravado and folly of the military exploits. The opening sets a playful and satirical tone that promises a humorous exploration of the absurdities that arise during wartime, as well as the characters' interactions with one another and their vital connection to the conflict naggingly looming in the background. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 634297 634579 2024-09-14T13:30:47.129513 2023-09-15T08:17:16.756164 text/html text/html 646556 2021-01-07T08:40:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 236389 2021-01-07T08:40:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 308361 2024-09-14T13:31:00.805949 application/epub+zip 313665 2024-09-14T13:30:50.381516 application/epub+zip 312120 2024-09-14T13:30:48.587492 application/epub+zip 560432 2024-09-14T13:31:07.280886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568352 2024-09-14T13:30:58.664463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558784 2022-09-16T04:53:47.948731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550924 550718 2024-09-14T13:30:44.954562 2023-09-15T08:17:14.768175 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 550798 2021-01-07T08:40:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 216727 2021-01-07T08:40:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 550793 2021-01-07T08:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 216692 2021-01-07T08:40:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20315 2024-09-14T13:31:07.545897 application/rdf+xml 13265 2024-09-14T13:30:49.002500 image/jpeg 3210 2024-09-14T13:30:48.790481 image/jpeg 286486 2024-09-14T13:30:47.186488 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