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Title: Cobb's Bill-of-Fare
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Summary: "Cobb's Bill-of-Fare" by Irvin S. Cobb is a humorous collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The book explores various aspects of American culture, particularly focusing on the joys and challenges of dining and the author's nostalgic reflections on food, music, art, and sports in America. Through witty anecdotes and keen observations, Cobb paints a picture of American life during this period. The opening of the book introduces a character who enters a bustling restaurant with a deep craving for the simple and hearty foods of his youth, yearning for authentic American fare rather than the fanciful dishes he has encountered elsewhere. As he orders traditional dishes like turkey with cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes, he humorously recounts the struggles and disappointments of finding true comfort food in a culinary world filled with pretentiousness. This scene sets the tone for the essays that follow, where Cobb combines nostalgia with satire, revealing both the beauty and absurdity of American culture, while also exploring topics such as music and the arts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury), 1876-1944
Illustrator: Newell, Peter, 1862-1924
Illustrator: Preston, James M., 1873-1962
EBook No.: 24595
Published: Feb 13, 2008
Downloads: 452
Language: English
Subject: Essays
Subject: Wit and humor
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Cobb's Bill-of-Fare
Credits:
Produced by Bryan Ness, Annie McGuire and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary: "Cobb's Bill-of-Fare" by Irvin S. Cobb is a humorous collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The book explores various aspects of American culture, particularly focusing on the joys and challenges of dining and the author's nostalgic reflections on food, music, art, and sports in America. Through witty anecdotes and keen observations, Cobb paints a picture of American life during this period. The opening of the book introduces a character who enters a bustling restaurant with a deep craving for the simple and hearty foods of his youth, yearning for authentic American fare rather than the fanciful dishes he has encountered elsewhere. As he orders traditional dishes like turkey with cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes, he humorously recounts the struggles and disappointments of finding true comfort food in a culinary world filled with pretentiousness. This scene sets the tone for the essays that follow, where Cobb combines nostalgia with satire, revealing both the beauty and absurdity of American culture, while also exploring topics such as music and the arts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury), 1876-1944
Illustrator: Newell, Peter, 1862-1924
Illustrator: Preston, James M., 1873-1962
EBook No.: 24595
Published: Feb 13, 2008
Downloads: 452
Language: English
Subject: Essays
Subject: Wit and humor
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.