Project Gutenberg 2011-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 90 Bangs, John Kendrick 1862 1922 The Genial Idiot: His Views and Reviews Produced by Beginners Projects and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Genial Idiot: His Views and Reviews" by John Kendrick Bangs is a humorous work composed of essays and lighthearted conversations, likely written in the early 20th century. The book centers around the comically insightful musings of the titular Idiot, who engages with various characters on topics such as proverbs, ideals of husbandry, and springtime poetry. Through his whimsical commentary, the Idiot challenges traditional notions and societal expectations, inviting readers to reflect on the absurdities of life. The opening of the book introduces readers to the Idiot's irreverent take on proverbs, as he humorously critiques their validity and relevance in modern times. As he converses with his companions, he playfully deconstructs sayings like "A stitch in time saves nine," demonstrating how they can be flawed or misleading. His arguments are laced with clever wordplay and light sarcasm, and through this banter, we see the Idiot's eccentric yet insightful character emerge, setting the tone for a light and entertaining exploration of common societal themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35302/35302-h/images/cover.jpg en Humorous stories Conversation -- Fiction Boardinghouses -- Fiction PS Text Humor Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 274110 274119 2024-09-15T04:46:22.831818 2023-09-15T10:29:10.803519 text/html text/html 288563 2021-01-07T12:41:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 208815 2021-01-07T12:41:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 224032 2024-09-15T04:46:28.857753 application/epub+zip 226170 2024-09-15T04:46:24.196760 application/epub+zip 168793 2024-09-15T04:46:23.514818 application/epub+zip 326291 2024-09-15T04:46:32.287757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297084 2024-09-15T04:46:28.046771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239238 2022-09-16T08:03:36.706738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223973 223758 2024-09-15T04:46:22.041821 2023-09-15T10:29:10.125520 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 223779 2021-01-07T12:41:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 87254 2021-01-07T12:41:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 223772 2021-01-07T12:41:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 87216 2021-01-07T12:41:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21079 2024-09-15T04:46:32.450761 application/rdf+xml 26396 2024-09-15T04:46:23.607789 image/jpeg 3369 2024-09-15T04:46:23.561773 image/jpeg 207629 2024-09-15T04:46:22.859808 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