Project Gutenberg 2012-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 181 Billings, Josh 1818 1885 Shaw, Henry Wheeler Shaw, Henry W. Howard, Justin H. Howard, J. H. (Justin H.) Josh Billings on Ice, and Other Things E-text prepared by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Josh Billings on Ice, and Other Things" by Josh Billings is a humorous collection of essays and observations written in the late 19th century. The book features the wit and charm of Billings, who is known for his unique take on everyday life, filled with puns, anecdotes, and comic illustrations. It likely encompasses various topics, mostly seen through a comedic lens, appealing to readers who enjoy laughter and lighthearted commentary on social norms and human behavior. The opening of the work introduces the reader to the character of Josh Billings as he embarks on an outing to a skating park, capturing the chaotic beauty and excitement of the scene. He shares his delightful observations of the skaters, amusingly personifying the experience as he grapples with feelings of admiration and bemusement. As he recounts an incident involving a female skater taking a tumble, it resonates with both hilarity and relatability, establishing the tone for the rest of the collection. This setting lays the groundwork for an engaging exploration of life’s quirks as presented by the witty Josh Billings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41025/41025-h/images/cover.jpg en American wit and humor PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 313936 311175 2024-09-17T09:22:00.437678 2023-09-18T04:35:12.214115 text/html text/html 306483 2012-10-11T11:50:33 text/html 648294 2012-10-11T11:53:31 text/html application/zip 745200 2024-09-17T09:22:06.654687 application/epub+zip 750652 2024-09-17T09:22:01.358713 application/epub+zip 145617 2024-09-17T09:22:00.882671 application/epub+zip 877872 2024-09-17T09:22:10.951661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 825747 2024-09-17T09:22:06.109678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220170 2022-09-18T18:09:11.586560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269646 269474 2024-09-17T09:21:59.256708 2023-09-18T04:35:11.139138 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 269196 2012-10-11T11:40:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 108358 2012-10-11T11:40:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 269204 2012-10-11T11:40:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108354 2012-10-11T11:40:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20142 2024-09-17T09:22:11.108618 application/rdf+xml 6508 2024-09-17T09:22:00.979669 image/jpeg 1472 2024-09-17T09:22:00.931677 image/jpeg 650139 2024-09-17T09:22:00.486744 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