Project Gutenberg 2016-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 89 Donovan, Peter 1884 P. O'D. O'D., P. Johnston, R. E. Imperfectly Proper That motor boat of Algie's -- Aesthetics and some tea -- Beauty in the bank -- Koncerning kosmetics -- Clurks and clarks -- Ventilation -- City chickens -- Porters, Pullmans and patience -- Helping our friends to economize -- Refreshments at five -- Manners for the masses -- Raiment and mere clothes -- That fur coat -- Spring in the city -- Moving day -- Vacation vagaries -- Lawnless tennis -- That glorious first drive -- That awful first game -- On keeping cool -- Back to nature in a limousine -- Stringencies and how to stringe in them -- Taming the furnace -- Mike -- Dogs -- On being handy with tools -- Bumps and a brogue. Produced by Al Haines "Imperfectly Proper" by Peter Donovan is a collection of humorous sketches written in the early 20th century. The book presents satirical observations on modern life, middle-class values, and the quirks of society, with a focus on the humorous misadventures of its characters, particularly a man who is often put in amusing situations through his interactions with friends and societal norms. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to Algie, an amateur sailor whose attempts at hosting a motorboat picnic go terribly wrong. His well-meaning, but misguided efforts lead to comedic disasters on the water, as he struggles with a malfunctioning boat and unpredictable weather, ultimately resulting in an embarrassing and wet return to shore. Donovan's light-hearted prose captures the essence of urban hilarity and societal observation, as the narrator reflects on the absurdities of modern life while engaging his friends in a mix of camaraderie and mischief that sets the stage for further humorous tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Canadian wit and humor Canadian essays PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 467645 467581 2024-09-21T18:07:39.093146 2023-09-22T14:33:43.033645 text/html text/html 468484 2016-06-29T16:28:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 2390789 2016-06-29T16:28:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2458141 2024-09-21T18:07:55.255937 application/epub+zip 2637466 2024-09-21T18:07:53.524979 application/pdf 475837 2024-09-21T18:07:43.459049 application/pdf 2469067 2024-09-21T18:07:46.019012 application/epub+zip 243972 2024-09-21T18:07:40.939031 application/epub+zip 2567320 2024-09-21T18:07:59.362916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2546936 2024-09-21T18:07:50.913976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326886 2022-09-23T21:58:12.776588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401327 401323 2024-09-21T18:07:38.493297 2023-09-22T14:33:42.454671 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 402140 2016-06-29T16:28:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 159267 2016-06-29T16:28:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 399646 2016-06-29T16:28:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 158785 2016-06-29T16:28:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 399661 2016-06-29T16:28:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158739 2016-06-29T16:28:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 27376 2024-09-21T18:07:59.507911 application/rdf+xml 388709 2024-09-21T18:07:37.186021 2023-09-22T14:33:41.345681 text/x-rst text/x-rst 388709 2016-06-29T16:28:18 text/x-rst 2375621 2016-06-29T16:28:18 text/x-rst application/zip 8543 2024-09-21T18:07:44.225007 image/jpeg 1373 2024-09-21T18:07:43.852986 image/jpeg 2391256 2024-09-21T18:07:39.199022 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