Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 342 Nye, Bill 1850 1896 Nye, Edgar Wilson Nye, Edgar W. (Edgar Wilson) Remarks Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Text file produced by Charles Franks, Beth Trapaga and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Illustrated HTML file produced by David Widger "Remarks" by Bill Nye is a humorous collection of essays and anecdotes written during the late 19th century. The book is presented in a light-hearted, satirical style reminiscent of the author’s stage performances, engaging the reader with Nye's witty observations on a variety of topics ranging from personal reflections and societal norms to historical figures and events. The opening of the book introduces Bill Nye's humorous tone as he reflects on the origins of his literary journey and addresses the nature of the work he has compiled. He shares amusing stories from his educational past, recounting moments like his reliance on a knot-hole to aid his memory in school and the competitive spirit he encountered with classmates. Nye's writing is characterized by lively anecdotes, such as his somnambulistic adventures and a tongue-in-cheek critique of Noah Webster's dictionary, which he wittily suggests lacks the engaging narrative qualities found in his own literary endeavors. The opening sets the stage for a light-hearted exploration of various subjects, promising readers an entertaining and insightful journey through Nye's unique perspective on life and literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American wit and humor PN Text Humor Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 1147334 1148157 2024-10-04T06:26:22.954122 2023-10-04T06:31:21.170383 text/html text/html 1165924 2021-02-26T00:08:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 23868570 2021-02-26T00:08:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 22914004 2024-10-04T06:26:51.458503 application/epub+zip 22868945 2024-10-04T06:26:28.843634 application/epub+zip 497034 2024-10-04T06:26:25.073124 application/epub+zip 23159621 2024-10-04T06:27:09.439378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 22996735 2024-10-04T06:26:43.518532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 721636 2022-09-04T09:31:17.793119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 918622 918469 2024-10-04T06:26:18.447148 2023-10-04T06:31:16.997394 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 920888 2018-03-13T13:37:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 367484 2018-03-17T08:34:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 918372 2013-06-07T11:25:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 367010 2013-06-07T11:26:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 918363 2013-06-07T11:25:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 366990 2013-06-07T11:26:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23298 2024-10-04T06:27:10.205437 application/rdf+xml 7728 2024-10-04T06:26:25.871106 image/jpeg 2208 2024-10-04T06:26:25.393101 image/jpeg 23893445 2024-10-04T06:26:23.500108 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