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LoC No.: 19010468

Title: The Life of the Party

Credits: Produced by Bryan Ness, Martin Pettit and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
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Summary: "The Life of the Party" by Irvin S. Cobb is a humorous work of fiction written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a whimsical fancy-dress party where adults dress up as children, creating a playful and chaotic atmosphere. The narrative explores themes of social interactions, identity, and the absurdities of adult behavior in a unique and lighthearted manner. The plot follows the character Algernon Leary, who has a particularly eventful evening culminating in a series of misadventures after leaving the party. His encounter with a drunken taxi driver leads to an unfortunate mugging, leaving him dressed in a rather ridiculous children's costume while trying to navigate the streets of New York City. As he attempts to find refuge, he inadvertently becomes the center of attention and hilarity, facing both comical and embarrassing situations. Ultimately, the story serves as a delightful exploration of the intrinsic silliness of life and the social dynamics present at gatherings, all while delivering a sense of laughter and lightheartedness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury), 1876-1944

Illustrator: Preston, James M., 1873-1962

EBook No.: 27212

Published: Nov 9, 2008

Downloads: 106

Language: English

Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction

Subject: Humorous stories

Subject: Lawyers -- Fiction

Subject: Costume -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:27212:2 2008-11-09T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Preston, James M. Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) en urn:lccn:19010468 1
2025-08-05T21:35:12Z The Life of the Party

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 19010468

Title: The Life of the Party

Credits: Produced by Bryan Ness, Martin Pettit 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: "The Life of the Party" by Irvin S. Cobb is a humorous work of fiction written in the early 20th century. The story centers around a whimsical fancy-dress party where adults dress up as children, creating a playful and chaotic atmosphere. The narrative explores themes of social interactions, identity, and the absurdities of adult behavior in a unique and lighthearted manner. The plot follows the character Algernon Leary, who has a particularly eventful evening culminating in a series of misadventures after leaving the party. His encounter with a drunken taxi driver leads to an unfortunate mugging, leaving him dressed in a rather ridiculous children's costume while trying to navigate the streets of New York City. As he attempts to find refuge, he inadvertently becomes the center of attention and hilarity, facing both comical and embarrassing situations. Ultimately, the story serves as a delightful exploration of the intrinsic silliness of life and the social dynamics present at gatherings, all while delivering a sense of laughter and lightheartedness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury), 1876-1944

Illustrator: Preston, James M., 1873-1962

EBook No.: 27212

Published: Nov 9, 2008

Downloads: 106

Language: English

Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction

Subject: Humorous stories

Subject: Lawyers -- Fiction

Subject: Costume -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:27212:3 2008-11-09T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Preston, James M. Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) en urn:lccn:19010468 1