Project Gutenberg 2006-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 566 Wilder, Marshall P. (Marshall Pinckney) 1859 1915 Wilder, Marshall Pinckney The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) Alphabet of Celebrities, by Herford -- Assault and Battery, by Baldwin -- The Associated Widows, by Roof -- Bill Nations, by Arp -- The Brakeman at Church, by Burdette -- Breitmann and the Turners, by Leland -- By Bay and Sea, by Bangs -- The Camp-Meeting, by Hall -- The Critic, by Lampton -- A Cupid, A Crook, by Townsend -- The Dubious Future, by Nye -- An Educational Project, by Greene -- Fable, by Emerson -- The Goat, by Munkittrick -- The Happy Land, by Batchelder -- He and She, by Ironquill -- Holly Song, by Scollard -- How Mr. Terrapin Lost His Beard, by Culbertson -- How Mr. Terrapin Lost His Plumage and Whistle, by Culbertson -- In Defense of an Offering, by Ford -- It is Time to Begin to Conclude, by Laidlaw -- Jack Balcomb's Pleasant Ways, by Nicholson -- The Lost Inventor, by Irwin -- Margins, by Burdette -- My Cigarette, by Lummis -- Nonsense Verses, by Burgess -- Notary of Perigueux, by Longfellow -- Nothin' Done, by Stinson -- Omar in the Klondyke, by Sutherland -- The Prayer of Cyrus Brown, by Foss -- A Rhyme for Christmas, by Challing -- The Siege of Djklxprwbz, by Ironquill -- The Skeleton in the Closet, by Hale -- Songs Without Words, by Burdette -- Talk, by Paul -- Triolets -- Two Cases of Grip, by Quad -- Utah, by Field -- The Wicked Zebra, by Batchelder -- Winter Fancy, by Munkittrick -- What She Said About It, by Paul -- The Woman-Hater Reformed, by Greene -- Women and Bargains, by Allen. Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII." edited by Marshall P. Wilder is a collection of humorous writings that encapsulates American wit, compiled in the early 20th century. This volume features a plethora of authors and styles, showcasing comic poetry, anecdotes, and sketches that reflect the cultural fabric of the period. The collection likely aims to entertain its readers with light-hearted and satirical takes on various aspects of American life. The opening of this volume presents a series of witty verses and humorous pieces, establishing a lively tone that sets the stage for the kinds of comedic reflections to follow. It introduces multiple contributors, illustrating a range of comedic themes from lighthearted takes on life, love, and everyday situations to pointed social critiques. The select works from various authors, such as Oliver Herford and Charles Godfrey Leland, highlight the use of playful language and whimsical storytelling, inviting readers to immerse themselves in the rich tradition of American humor that is both engaging and reflective of the societal norms and absurdities of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American wit and humor American literature -- Humor PN Text Humor Short Stories Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Category: Humour Category: American Literature 339626 2025-06-08T09:27:40.335056 text/html 341589 2006-09-18T16:35:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 191193 2006-09-18T16:35:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 293916 2025-06-08T09:27:52.019514 application/epub+zip 293982 2025-06-08T09:27:45.297572 application/epub+zip 193178 2025-06-08T09:27:43.366053 application/epub+zip 549019 2025-06-08T09:27:56.434527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 548201 2025-06-08T09:27:50.460520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444946 2022-09-09T08:51:05.211616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288764 2025-06-08T09:27:39.441078 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 288680 2006-09-18T16:35:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 118454 2006-09-18T16:35:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 288672 2006-09-18T16:35:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118410 2006-09-18T16:35:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22484 2025-06-08T09:27:56.597479 application/rdf+xml 20254 2025-06-08T09:27:43.961565 image/jpeg 4323 2025-06-08T09:27:43.660543 image/jpeg 283173 2025-06-08T09:27:40.369063 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