Project Gutenberg 2011-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 210 Lardner, Ring 1885 1933 Lardner, Ring Wilmer Lardner, Ring W. (Ring Wilmer) Preston, May Wilson 1873 1949 17005401 Gullible's Travels, Etc. Carmen -- Three kings and a pair -- Gullible's travels -- The water cure -- Three without, doubled. Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Gullible's Travels, Etc." by Ring Lardner is a collection of humorous stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of social class and the absurdities of modern life through the experiences of the narrator and their humorous observations about various activities, particularly outings to the theater and opera with friends. The main characters include the narrator, their spouse, and their friends, such as the Hatches, engaging in lighthearted yet revealing dialogues that reflect their social pretensions and experiences. At the start of the tale, the narrator reflects on a recent opera outing they took with their friends the Hatches, detailing the events of the night, the various interactions, and the characters involved. The narrator humorously recounts the trials of attending a grand opera and the disconnect it creates between the glitzy social expectations and the actual experience. Through a mix of dialogue and narrative, the opening portion establishes the satirical tone of the collection, setting the stage for further explorations into the quirks of society and the everyday life of the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/35162/35162-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 91.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Humorous stories, American Courtship -- Fiction Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction Opera -- Fiction Bridge players -- Fiction Voyages and travels -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction Sisters-in-law -- Fiction PS Text Opera Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: American Literature 271017 2025-08-14T09:51:13.708443 text/html 270479 2011-02-04T08:44:24 text/html 762703 2025-08-14T09:51:18.008468 application/epub+zip 765640 2025-08-14T09:51:14.492474 application/epub+zip 169921 2025-08-14T09:51:14.116473 application/epub+zip 858811 2025-08-14T09:51:20.623921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 844998 2025-08-14T09:51:17.568519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249938 2022-09-16T07:18:26.724227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253334 2025-08-14T09:51:13.050437 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 253167 2011-02-04T08:44:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 253158 2011-02-04T08:44:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23476 2025-08-14T09:51:20.766883 application/rdf+xml 19440 2025-08-14T09:51:14.198471 image/jpeg 3302 2025-08-14T09:51:14.157482 image/jpeg 92377 2011-02-04T08:44:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1037306 2011-02-04T08:44:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 92355 2011-02-04T08:44:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1038755 2025-08-14T09:51:13.751457 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 en.wikipedia