Project Gutenberg 2011-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 592 Broun, Heywood 1888 1939 Broun, Heywood Campbell Seeing Things at Night Introduction -- The fifty-first dragon -- How to be a lion tamer -- H. G. Wells of England -- Promises and contracts and clocks -- Alcoholic liquors -- Some of my best friends are Yale men -- Bacillus and circumstance -- Death says it isn't so -- The library of a lover -- A bolt from the blue -- Inasmuch -- H. 3rd: the review of a continuous performance -- Southpaws -- Michael -- Buying a farm -- Romance and reticence -- A robe for the king -- Turning thirty -- Margaret Fuller -- Holding a baby -- Red magic -- The last trump -- Spanking manners -- Park Row and Fleet Street -- Merrick's women -- Just around the corner -- Reform through reading -- Shush! -- A test for critics -- Gray gods and green goddesses -- The cosmic kid -- A Jung man's fancy -- Deburau -- A reviewer's notebook. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Seeing Things at Night" by Heywood Broun is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The book features a series of seemingly spontaneous articles that reflect on various topics, ranging from whimsical tales about dragons to contemplative observations on life and literature. Broun's engaging prose and keen social commentary invite readers into the whimsical and often humorous aspects of human behavior, offering insights into both the mundane and the extraordinary. The opening of the work presents an introduction that explains the author's intent behind the title, clarifying that the essays within are not exclusively theatrical, but rather pertain to his reflections crafted for newspaper readership. It highlights Broun's candid and whimsical approach, setting the stage for the first essay, "The Fifty-First Dragon," which introduces the character Gawaine le Coeur-Hardy, a reluctant student at a knight school who, much to his surprise, is trained to slay dragons. The narrative combines humor and irony, establishing a lighthearted tone that permeates the collection. This initial piece serves as an exemplary taste of Broun’s clever storytelling and sharp wit, engaging readers with a narrative that is both entertaining and thought-provoking. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/35793/35793-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Essays PS Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 404276 2025-07-14T12:36:57.819794 text/html 406813 2011-04-08T11:05:24 text/html 563473 2025-07-14T12:37:02.783745 application/epub+zip 568079 2025-07-14T12:36:58.474759 application/epub+zip 215135 2025-07-14T12:36:58.125726 application/epub+zip 695062 2025-07-14T12:37:06.140741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 667225 2025-07-14T12:37:02.421724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314185 2022-09-16T11:12:08.460373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372330 2025-07-14T12:36:57.134781 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 372211 2011-04-08T08:18:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 372206 2011-04-08T08:18:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21808 2025-07-14T12:37:06.272687 application/rdf+xml 29840 2025-07-14T12:36:58.207755 image/jpeg 3574 2025-07-14T12:36:58.166748 image/jpeg 146764 2011-04-08T11:05:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 555800 2011-04-08T11:05:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 146687 2011-04-08T11:05:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 557451 2025-07-14T12:36:57.860772 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