Project Gutenberg 2011-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 90 Bangs, John Kendrick 1862 1922 Neill, John R. (John Rea) 1877 1943 Neill, John Rea 16006642 From Pillar to Post: Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book Getting used to it -- Southern hospitality -- Getting the level -- The good Samaritan -- A vagrant poet -- Back-handed compliments -- Friends of the road -- Chairmen I have met -- Chance acquaintances -- Humors of the road -- Mine host -- Perils of the platform -- Embarrassing moments -- "Slings and arrows" -- Emergencies -- A pioneer manager. E-text prepared by Steve Read, Suzanne Shell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "From Pillar to Post: Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book" by John Kendrick Bangs is a humorous memoir of experiences shared from a lecturer's touring career, written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the challenges and amusing anecdotes associated with life as a public speaker on the lecture circuit, showcasing the various characters encountered along the way. At the start of the book, Bangs reflects on the anxiety that comes before delivering a speech, recounting a nerve-wracking event where he experienced palpable fear before an audience of eager listeners. He relates the pressures of public speaking with humor, sharing a story about the comforting words of fellow speaker Julia Ward Howe, which bolstered his confidence. This opening sets the stage for a series of charming and insightful anecdotes, illustrating the deeper lessons learned through his interactions with diverse personalities encountered during his travels across the country. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36026/36026-h/images/cover.jpg en Lectures and lecturing -- United States PN Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Teaching & Education 443411 443151 2024-09-15T09:40:26.688666 2023-09-16T03:39:13.262318 text/html text/html 446463 2011-05-03T11:17:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1510463 2011-05-03T11:21:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1587915 2024-09-15T09:40:33.701619 application/epub+zip 1593610 2024-09-15T09:40:27.899662 application/epub+zip 241106 2024-09-15T09:40:27.277646 application/epub+zip 1714227 2024-09-15T09:40:38.142589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1667573 2024-09-15T09:40:32.922655 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319058 2022-09-16T13:03:58.540868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392800 392575 2024-09-15T09:40:25.712694 2023-09-16T03:39:12.394319 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 392339 2011-05-03T11:13:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 156365 2011-05-03T11:13:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 392348 2011-05-03T11:13:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156330 2011-05-03T11:13:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21343 2024-09-15T09:40:38.291591 application/rdf+xml 9943 2024-09-15T09:40:27.391653 image/jpeg 1510 2024-09-15T09:40:27.332643 image/jpeg 1527014 2024-09-15T09:40:26.800676 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