Project Gutenberg 2012-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 164 Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia) 1810 1886 Stephens, Ann Sophia Winterbotham Slick, Jonathan High Life in New York A series of letters to Mr. Zephariah Slick, Justice of the Peace, and Deacon of the church over to Weathersfield in the state of Connecticut Produced by Roberta Staehlin, Dave Hobart and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "High Life in New York" by Ann S. Stephens is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book presents a humorous exploration of the life and experiences of Jonathan Slick, a humorous and somewhat naive character from Connecticut as he navigates the bustling city of New York. Through a series of letters addressed to his cousin, the novel delves into the contrasts between country and city life, social classes, and the complexities of human interactions. The opening of the novel introduces Jonathan as he arrives in New York, filled with a sense of wonder and excitement. Describing his first impressions of the city, he recounts his visit to his cousin's counting-room and his observations of the fast-paced urban lifestyle. The narrative is characterized by Jonathan's down-to-earth humor and candid thoughts on the people he meets and the situations he encounters, from the enticing sights of city markets to the unfamiliar norms of social etiquette. His letters are filled with anecdotes that reflect both his charm and his hilariously misguided attempts to adapt, setting the stage for a charming journey through the ups and downs of high life in New York. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39645/39645-h/images/cover.jpg en New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century F106 PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 829176 829181 2024-09-16T15:21:59.617368 2023-09-17T09:42:57.508756 text/html text/html 837571 2012-05-07T16:21:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 690701 2012-05-07T16:21:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 750501 2024-09-16T15:22:12.191331 application/epub+zip 759840 2024-09-16T15:22:01.382339 application/epub+zip 357430 2024-09-16T15:22:00.474390 application/epub+zip 1033935 2024-09-16T15:22:20.105280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 937944 2024-09-16T15:22:10.921286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538779 2022-09-18T07:27:20.890164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 748141 747915 2024-09-16T15:21:57.298395 2023-09-17T09:42:55.344744 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 748201 2012-05-07T16:21:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 265097 2012-05-07T16:21:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18772 2024-09-16T15:22:20.265253 application/rdf+xml 33329 2024-09-16T15:22:00.609365 image/jpeg 3451 2024-09-16T15:22:00.541368 image/jpeg 691883 2024-09-16T15:21:59.711369 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