Project Gutenberg 2010-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 259 Bangs, John Kendrick 1862 1922 01024654 Over the Plum Pudding "Over the plum-pudding" -- Bills, M.D. -- The flunking of Watkin's ghost -- The unmailed letter -- The amalgamated brotherhood of spooks -- A glance ahead -- Hans Pumpernickel's vigil -- The affliction of Baron Humpfelhimmel -- A great composer -- How Fritz became a wizard -- Rise and fall of the poet Gregory -- The loss of the "Gretchen B." Produced by Annie McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print archive. "Over the Plum-Pudding" by John Kendrick Bangs is a collection of humorous and fantastical stories, likely written in the early 20th century. The book presents a whimsical narrative that combines the Christmas spirit with a playful commentary on the literary world, framing a series of tales around an imagined Christmas publication that was never realized due to comedic circumstances involving famous authors. The main character, Horace Wilkinson, serves as the editor and narrator, sharing his misadventures and the humorous mishaps that thwarted the publication of this Christmas anthology. At the start of the narrative, the character Horace Wilkinson addresses the curious public about why a promised Christmas book never came to be. He humorously attributes the failure to various renowned authors, including Rudyard Kipling, whose vibrant characters wreak havoc across the stories intended for the collection. As Wilkinson recounts his entanglement with an elite set of literary contributors, he details the amusing anecdotes tied to their contributions, laying the foundation for a satirical exploration of the publishing world while promising an abundance of merriment and mirth characteristic of the holiday season. The opening sets a tone of playful irony, suggesting that while the stories may never have come to fruition, the joy and chaos they imply are very much alive. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour 293745 2025-08-14T07:11:13.797377 text/html 295221 2021-01-07T06:43:26 text/html 876734 2025-08-14T07:11:21.421372 application/epub+zip 877443 2025-08-14T07:11:16.660402 application/epub+zip 187413 2025-08-14T07:11:15.402360 application/epub+zip 1039307 2025-08-14T07:11:24.996352 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1003248 2025-08-14T07:11:20.561358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299138 2022-09-16T03:48:52.071749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258783 2025-08-14T07:11:13.062393 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 258553 2021-01-07T06:43:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 258570 2021-01-07T06:43:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20907 2025-08-14T07:11:25.132362 application/rdf+xml 13496 2025-08-14T07:11:15.911353 image/jpeg 3524 2025-08-14T07:11:15.657348 image/jpeg 100210 2021-01-07T06:43:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 766000 2021-01-07T06:43:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 100169 2021-01-07T06:43:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 839839 2025-08-14T07:11:13.885387 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