Project Gutenberg 2012-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 89 Bangs, John Kendrick 1862 1922 Penfield, Edward 1866 1925 98001923 Peeps at People Being Certain Papers from the Writings of Anne Warrington Witherup Nansen -- Mr. Hall Caine -- Emperor William -- Mr. Alfred Austin -- Andrew Lang -- Zola -- Sir Henry Irving -- Ian Maclaren -- Rudyard Kipling -- The De Reszkes -- Henryk Sienkiewicz -- General Weyler. Produced by Annie R. McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Internet Archive. "Peeps at People" by John Kendrick Bangs is a collection of humorous sketches written in the late 19th century. The work features various characters analyzed through the perspective of Anne Warrington Witherup, who embarks on whimsical interviews with a range of notable figures, blending satire and social commentary. The stories offer a comedic exploration of the personalities within the literary and artistic community of Bangs' time. At the start of the book, the narrator sets off on a quest to interview prominent individuals, which begins with a humorous attempt to locate the polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen. Through a series of misadventures filled with misunderstandings and comedic dialogue, the narrator depicts Nansen's frosty demeanor and eccentricities, which encapsulate both his fame and his social quirks. This initial encounter lays the groundwork for the subsequent character studies and satirical glimpses into the lives of other notable figures like Hall Caine and Emperor William, emphasizing the humor inherent in the pursuit of celebrity and cultural figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American wit and humor Biography -- Humor PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 206782 206789 2024-09-16T17:17:26.170899 2023-09-17T11:27:49.597462 text/html text/html 204215 2012-06-07T22:15:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 974345 2012-06-07T22:15:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1055167 2024-09-16T17:17:32.005911 application/epub+zip 1057108 2024-09-16T17:17:27.770893 application/epub+zip 126935 2024-09-16T17:17:26.794939 application/epub+zip 1179101 2024-09-16T17:17:35.272847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1148114 2024-09-16T17:17:31.283878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245550 2022-09-18T09:47:17.802708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170244 170118 2024-09-16T17:17:25.399897 2023-09-17T11:27:48.844450 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 170089 2012-06-07T22:15:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 67223 2012-06-07T22:15:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 170084 2012-06-07T22:15:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67153 2012-06-07T22:15:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21182 2024-09-16T17:17:35.422849 application/rdf+xml 12555 2024-09-16T17:17:27.176906 image/jpeg 3378 2024-09-16T17:17:26.982909 image/jpeg 1025419 2024-09-16T17:17:26.269896 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