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Nonsense NovelsStephen Leacock Nonsense Novels PREFACE THE author of this book offers it to the public without apology. The reviewers of his previous work of this character have presumed, on inductive grounds, that he must be a young man from the most westerly part of the Western States, to whom ...

Kings in ExileRoberts Charles G. D. Kings in Exile LAST BULL That was what two grim old sachems of the Dacotahs had dubbed him; and though his official title, on the lists of the Zoölogical Park, was “Kaiser,” the new and more significant name had promptly supplanted it. The Park authorities – pe...

Sonnets of a Budding BardLines Wrote in School Whilst I Shouldst Have Been Studyin’ My LessonThoughts Thought Whilst Thinkin’ about Mary and Her Pet LambLines Wrote Whilst Thinkin’ about How Pa Acts When Dressin’ UpLines Wrote Whilst Realizin’ We Oughtst to Be Kind to Dumb BrutesSonnet Wrote Whil...

The Book of Three Hundred AnecdotesVarious The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes / Historical, Literary, and Humorous—A New Selection AFFECTION General St. Amour.—This officer, who distinguished himself in the Imperial service, was the son of a poor Piedmontese peasant, but he never forgot his humb...

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Further FoolishnessStephen Leacock Further Foolishness Preface Many years ago when I was a boy at school, we had over our class an ancient and spectacled schoolmaster who was as kind at heart as he was ferocious in appearance, and whose memory has suggested to me the title of this book.It was his...

The Ledge on Bald FaceCharles G. D. Roberts The Ledge on Bald Face I THE LEDGE ON BALD FACE The Ledge on Bald FaceThat one stark naked side of the mountain which gave it its name of Old Bald Face fronted full south. Scorched by sun and scourged by storm throughout the centuries, it was bleached t...

"Speaking of Operations--" Irvin S. Cobb «Speaking of Operations--» Respectfully dedicated to two classes: Those who have already been operated on Those who have not yet been operated on Now that the last belated bill for services professionally rendered has been properly paid and properly receip...

Mr. Punch's History of Modern England. Volume 4 of 4.—1892-1914Charles L. Graves Mr. Punch's History of Modern England, Vol. 4 (of 4).—1892-1914 PART I THE PASSING OF THE OLD ORDER HIGH POLITICS Transition and growth, change and decay and reconstruction marked the half-century covered in the prev...

The Genial Idiot: His Views and ReviewsJohn Kendrick Bangs The Genial Idiot: His Views and Reviews I HE DISCUSSES MAXIMS AND PROVERBS ”GOOD!” cried the Idiot, from behind the voluminous folds of the magazine section of his Sunday newspaper. “Here’s a man after my own heart. Professor Duff, of Gla...