Project Gutenberg 2013-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 76 Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) 1876 1944 Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury The Abandoned Farmers His Humorous Account of a Retreat from the City to the Farm Produced by David Widger "The Abandoned Farmers" by Irvin S. Cobb is a humorous work that blends elements of personal narrative and satire, likely written in the early 20th century. The book recounts Cobb's whimsical and comic attempts to escape city life by pursuing the dream of owning an abandoned farm. It follows the narrator and his wife as they embark on a quest to find their ideal rural lifestyle, only to encounter a series of humorous misadventures and misunderstandings. The opening of the narrative presents the author's disdain for prefaces and dives into his motivations behind writing about his experiences as an "abandoned farmer." He humorously details how the idea of acquiring an abandoned farm took shape through magazine articles, leading to a series of failed attempts to find the perfect property. From misunderstandings with locals to encounters with eccentric neighbors and dubious real estate dealings, the beginning sets the tone for a light-hearted exploration of rural life and the often comical realities of trying to transition from city dwelling to country living. The reader is introduced to a wealth of characters and scenarios that promise an entertaining journey into the trials and tribulations of pursuing an idyllic farm lifestyle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories Farms -- Recreational use -- United States -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 292757 292766 2024-09-18T13:46:14.189878 2023-09-19T09:27:11.083008 text/html text/html 292772 2021-02-21T08:34:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 114229 2021-02-21T08:34:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 163581 2024-09-18T13:46:19.182824 application/epub+zip 167725 2024-09-18T13:46:15.589846 application/epub+zip 167725 2024-09-18T13:46:14.750825 application/epub+zip 307556 2024-09-18T13:46:22.201797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293300 2024-09-18T13:46:18.611827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316205 2022-09-20T07:40:51.327081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276725 2024-09-18T13:46:13.703831 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277930 2018-03-11T13:20:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 111005 2018-03-17T15:54:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 276575 2014-03-11T10:19:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 110773 2014-03-11T10:22:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 276566 2014-03-11T10:17:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110735 2014-03-11T10:22:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21743 2024-09-18T13:46:22.335787 application/rdf+xml 13409 2024-09-18T13:46:15.093836 image/jpeg 3470 2024-09-18T13:46:14.921856 image/jpeg 162764 2024-09-18T13:46:14.217836 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