Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 204 Bangs, John Kendrick 1862 1922 Gibson, Charles Dana 1867 1944 Gibson, C. D. (Charles Dana) The Booming of Acre Hill, and Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life The booming of Acre Hill -- The strange misadventures of an organ -- The plot that failed -- The base ingratitude of Barkis, M.D. -- The utilitarian Mr. Carraway -- The book sales of Mr. Peters -- The valor of Brinley -- Wilkins -- The mayor's lamps -- The balance of power -- Jarley's experiment -- Jarley's Thanksgiving -- Harry and Maude and I, also James -- An affinitive romance -- Mrs. Upton's device. Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Michael Ciesielski and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Booming of Acre Hill and Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life" by John Kendrick Bangs is a collection of humorous stories written in the early 20th century. The narratives primarily revolve around the suburban community of Dumfries Corners and its inhabitants, tackling the absurdities of suburban life, the clash between nature and development, and the quirks of social ambitions. The opening stories set the stage for quirky, character-driven tales that delve into the intersection of urban convenience and the nostalgia for nature. At the start of the collection, the narrative introduces Acre Hill, a suburban area transformed from a serene landscape to a bustling community with the advent of the Acre Hill Land Improvement Company. The tale follows the chief figure behind this transformation, a mild-mannered man, who struggles with the challenges of promoting Acre Hill to potential residents. His attempts culminate in the introduction of “Jocular Jimson Jones,” a society figure tasked with attracting attention to the area through extravagant social gatherings, ultimately leading to the selling of homes—only for Jimson to vanish, leaving the community to ponder the transient nature of social standing and success. This introductory portion sets a comedic yet poignant tone for what’s to follow, highlighting the idiosyncrasies of suburban living. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en City and town life -- Fiction Suburban life -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: American Literature 316583 2025-08-05T07:20:07.542695 text/html 323419 2020-12-25T18:41:54 text/html 292520 2025-08-05T07:20:16.003115 application/epub+zip 296314 2025-08-05T07:20:11.399155 application/epub+zip 195717 2025-08-05T07:20:10.026189 application/epub+zip 664256 2025-08-05T07:20:19.644146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 643620 2025-08-05T07:20:15.024158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250184 2022-09-05T12:40:10.543473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296343 2025-08-05T07:20:06.593671 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 276285 2024-10-28T18:36:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 297582 2020-12-25T18:41:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 297573 2020-12-25T18:41:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23453 2025-08-05T07:20:19.804095 application/rdf+xml 24938 2025-08-05T07:20:10.542237 image/jpeg 4626 2025-08-05T07:20:10.284224 image/jpeg 323470 2020-12-25T18:41:54 application/octet-stream 115138 2020-12-25T18:41:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 320058 2020-12-25T18:41:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 115087 2020-12-25T18:41:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 303537 2025-08-05T07:20:07.574670 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia