This edition had all images removed.
LoC No.: 05029301
Title:
The Art of Amusing
Being a Collection of Graceful Arts, Merry Games, Odd Tricks, Curious Puzzles, and New Charades. Together with Suggestions for Private Theatricals, Tableaux, and All Sorts of Parlor and Family Amusements.
Note: Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Note: Illustrated by the author.
Credits:
Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
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produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary: "The Art of Amusing" by Frank Bellew is a collection of light-hearted entertainment guides written in the late 19th century. This work aims to provide readers with enjoyable activities, games, and tricks designed to foster merriment and conviviality among friends and family, showcasing a variety of parlor amusements. At the start of the book, the author presents a critique of American society's reluctance to engage in playful social interactions, contrasting it with more festive approaches observed in other cultures. He argues for the importance of levity and amusement in daily life, suggesting that gatherings should foster informal, joyful interactions. The opening portion sets the tone for the book by proposing ideas for entertaining gatherings, encouraging activities like card puzzles or simple tricks that promote laughter and conversation, and hinting at various amusing suggestions that would later be elaborated upon in the following chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Bellew, Frank, 1828-1888
EBook No.: 40309
Published: Jul 23, 2012
Downloads: 78
Language: English
Subject: Amusements
Subject: Family recreation
Subject: Tricks
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 05029301
Title:
The Art of Amusing
Being a Collection of Graceful Arts, Merry Games, Odd Tricks, Curious Puzzles, and New Charades. Together with Suggestions for Private Theatricals, Tableaux, and All Sorts of Parlor and Family Amusements.
Note: Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Note: Illustrated by the author.
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 Art of Amusing" by Frank Bellew is a collection of light-hearted entertainment guides written in the late 19th century. This work aims to provide readers with enjoyable activities, games, and tricks designed to foster merriment and conviviality among friends and family, showcasing a variety of parlor amusements. At the start of the book, the author presents a critique of American society's reluctance to engage in playful social interactions, contrasting it with more festive approaches observed in other cultures. He argues for the importance of levity and amusement in daily life, suggesting that gatherings should foster informal, joyful interactions. The opening portion sets the tone for the book by proposing ideas for entertaining gatherings, encouraging activities like card puzzles or simple tricks that promote laughter and conversation, and hinting at various amusing suggestions that would later be elaborated upon in the following chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Bellew, Frank, 1828-1888
EBook No.: 40309
Published: Jul 23, 2012
Downloads: 78
Language: English
Subject: Amusements
Subject: Family recreation
Subject: Tricks
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.