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Title: The Complete Works of Josh Billings

Note: Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)

Summary: "The Complete Works of Josh Billings" by Josh Billings is a collection of comedic essays and writings written in the late 19th century. This compilation showcases the wit and humor of Billings, a well-known American humorist, as he tackles a range of topics through a uniquely quirky lens, often employing playful language and unconventional spellings. At the start of the work, the introduction emphasizes the widespread recognition and influence of Josh Billings, highlighting his ability to blend humor with wisdom. The Transcriber's Note explains the idiosyncratic spellings preserved from the original text. Billings' writing style is light-hearted, embodying a blend of satire and insightful commentary, as he begins to explore themes like contentment, marriage, and social behaviors with curves of cleverness and relatable observations, setting the tone for the entertaining essays that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Billings, Josh, 1818-1885

Illustrator: Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902

EBook No.: 36556

Published: Jun 29, 2011

Downloads: 198

Language: English

Subject: American wit and humor

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: The Complete Works of Josh Billings

Note: Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)

Summary: "The Complete Works of Josh Billings" by Josh Billings is a collection of comedic essays and writings written in the late 19th century. This compilation showcases the wit and humor of Billings, a well-known American humorist, as he tackles a range of topics through a uniquely quirky lens, often employing playful language and unconventional spellings. At the start of the work, the introduction emphasizes the widespread recognition and influence of Josh Billings, highlighting his ability to blend humor with wisdom. The Transcriber's Note explains the idiosyncratic spellings preserved from the original text. Billings' writing style is light-hearted, embodying a blend of satire and insightful commentary, as he begins to explore themes like contentment, marriage, and social behaviors with curves of cleverness and relatable observations, setting the tone for the entertaining essays that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Billings, Josh, 1818-1885

Illustrator: Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902

EBook No.: 36556

Published: Jun 29, 2011

Downloads: 198

Language: English

Subject: American wit and humor

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.