Project Gutenberg 2016-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 68 Chenery, William Eastman 1859 Chenery, William E. 12016458 Home Entertaining: Amusements for Every One Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Home Entertaining: Amusements for Every One" by William Eastman Chenery is a collection of recreational activities and entertainment ideas written in the early 20th century. This guide aims to provide a wide range of games, tricks, and pastimes suitable for gatherings in a home setting, focusing on refined and enjoyable diversions that can be easily organized and executed. The opening of the book presents a comprehensive preface by the editor, which emphasizes the careful selection and testing of each activity included in the collection. Chenery sets the tone by articulating the importance of maintaining a refined atmosphere and avoiding any coarse amusements. The editor shares various tips for successful entertainment, such as preserving the element of surprise in tricks and utilizing the entertainer's personality to enhance the overall experience. By establishing these foundational insights, the text prepares readers to explore the numerous amusements that follow, catering to a variety of tastes and occasions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Amusements GV Text Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society 239172 239176 2024-09-22T04:46:39.733188 2023-09-22T15:57:46.858464 text/html text/html 231452 2016-08-13T20:34:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 118686 2016-08-13T20:34:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 147544 2024-09-22T04:46:44.291185 application/epub+zip 145495 2024-09-22T04:46:40.478190 application/epub+zip 130096 2024-09-22T04:46:40.088201 application/epub+zip 206905 2024-09-22T04:46:47.201127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179937 2024-09-22T04:46:43.856171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164904 2022-09-24T01:01:50.757178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192340 192145 2024-09-22T04:46:38.964171 2023-09-22T15:57:46.245473 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 192524 2016-08-13T20:34:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 69667 2016-08-13T20:34:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17817 2024-09-22T04:46:47.332162 application/rdf+xml 8876 2024-09-22T04:46:40.176178 image/jpeg 1942 2024-09-22T04:46:40.131215 image/jpeg 121841 2024-09-22T04:46:39.756191 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