Project Gutenberg 2007-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 224 Herford, Oliver 1863 1935 Herford, O. (Oliver) 00000311 An Alphabet of Celebrities Produced by Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "An Alphabet of Celebrities" by Oliver Herford is a whimsical collection of light verse written in the late 19th century. The book employs an alphabetical format to humorously profile various historical and literary figures, employing wordplay and satire to offer a playful take on their characteristics or actions. The likely topic of this book revolves around a blend of biography and comedy, showcasing famous personalities through a creative and entertaining lens. In this playful alphabet, each letter introduces a celebrity or historical figure, coupled with a short verse that cleverly alludes to their notable attributes or anecdotes. For example, 'A' stands for Albert Edward and contains a humorous encounter with King Arthur, while 'G' tells of Godiva's reluctance to repeat her notable feat. The verses blend a lighthearted tone with commentary on the figures, such as Edison, Napoleon, and Victoria, weaving in absurdity and charm, effectively engaging readers with both laughter and reflection on the quirks of historical and cultural icons. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Nonsense verses Celebrities -- Poetry PS Text Children's Picture Books Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry Category: Humour 53478 2025-06-09T13:57:45.605282 text/html 46269 2007-09-30T08:09:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4760149 2007-09-30T08:09:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4852929 2025-06-09T13:57:48.969260 application/epub+zip 4851563 2025-06-09T13:57:46.510319 application/epub+zip 72728 2025-06-09T13:57:45.977271 application/epub+zip 4882157 2025-06-09T13:57:50.630283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4873191 2025-06-09T13:57:48.410305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101683 2022-09-10T15:27:38.052812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 25215 2025-06-09T13:57:45.153298 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25033 2007-09-30T08:09:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9228 2007-09-30T08:09:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19133 2025-06-09T13:57:50.773261 application/rdf+xml 19678 2025-06-09T13:57:46.067274 image/jpeg 2817 2025-06-09T13:57:46.020284 image/jpeg 4706003 2025-06-09T13:57:45.760280 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