Project Gutenberg 2012-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 65 Mottley, John 1692 1750 Seymour, R. Mottley, Mr. (John) Jenkins, Elijah Miller, Joe 1684 1738 Miller, Joseph 24007586 Joe Miller's Jests, or The Wits Vade-Mecum Transcription of original 1739 edition. Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Joe Miller's Jests, or The Wits Vade-Mecum" by John Mottley and Joe Miller is a collection of humorous anecdotes and witty repartees written in the early 18th century. This work captures the spirit of its time through an assortment of jest and humor, focusing on the exchanges of various characters, revealing social nuances, and the culture of comedic storytelling. It serves as a light-hearted exploration of wit that continues to entertain with its clever wordplay and engaging tales. The opening of this collection introduces readers to a variety of amusing jests and exchanges that set the tone for the entire book. From comments on social situations like the reception of performances in theaters to light banter involving nobles and commoners alike, the tales showcase the quick wit often employed during conversations. Through the witty tales of characters like the Duke, an orange girl, and Joe himself, the reader gets a glimpse of the layered humor of the era, effectively blending satire with social commentary and highlighting the classics of jesting that invite laughter and reflection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English wit and humor PN Text Humor Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 139555 139427 2024-11-17T04:25:58.913832 2023-09-17T12:42:11.670144 text/html text/html 135203 2012-07-02T13:26:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 162020 2012-07-02T13:26:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 232288 2024-11-17T04:26:04.651880 application/epub+zip 233864 2024-11-17T04:26:01.024762 application/epub+zip 121138 2024-11-17T04:25:59.731867 application/epub+zip 411242 2024-11-17T04:26:07.043737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394526 2024-11-17T04:26:03.727754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249878 2022-09-18T11:28:39.332118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117916 117726 2024-10-17T04:33:30.671433 2023-09-17T12:42:11.146146 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 117650 2012-07-02T13:26:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 47509 2012-07-02T13:26:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 117645 2012-07-02T13:26:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47488 2012-07-02T13:26:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22231 2024-11-17T04:26:07.181746 application/rdf+xml 17430 2024-11-17T04:26:00.279766 image/jpeg 3860 2024-11-17T04:25:59.998756 image/jpeg 230716 2024-11-17T04:25:58.936768 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