Project Gutenberg 2011-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 146 Curtis, George William 1824 1892 From the Easy Chair, Volume 2 The new year -- The public scold -- National nominating convention -- Byrant's country -- The game of Newport -- The lecture Lyceum -- Tweed -- Commencment -- The streets of New York -- The morality of dancing -- The hog family -- The enlightened observer -- Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Henry Ward Beecher -- The golden age -- Spring pictures -- Proper and improper -- Belinda and the vulgar -- Decayed gentility -- The Pharisee -- Lady Mavourneen on her travels -- General Sherman -- The American girl -- Annus mirabilis -- Statues in Central Park -- The grand tour -- "Easy does it, guvner" -- Siste, viator -- Christendom vs. Christianity -- Francis George Shaw. Produced by Chuck Greif, Broward County Libraries and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "From the Easy Chair, Volume 2" by George William Curtis is a collection of essays and reflections written in the late 19th century. Through a series of thoughtful and poignant pieces, Curtis explores a variety of topics such as societal norms, public manners, the significance of the New Year, and notable figures like Ralph Waldo Emerson. The writing captures the intellectual spirit of the time while engaging with moral considerations and insights into American life. The opening of the book elaborates on themes of time, renewal, and the human condition, particularly through the celebration of the New Year. Curtis poetically reflects on the joy and melancholy associated with the passage of time, comparing New Year’s Eve to a requiem for the past year and the dawn of the new year as a symbol of hope and fresh beginnings. He contemplates the universal experience of aging, the meaning of time, and the deep-seated traditions that accompany changing years, setting a contemplative tone for the essays that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en American essays PS Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 269887 2025-08-14T14:50:07.322407 text/html 268829 2011-04-27T09:55:32 text/html 688283 2025-08-14T14:50:14.767345 application/epub+zip 688575 2025-08-14T14:50:10.513402 application/epub+zip 170225 2025-08-14T14:50:09.073401 application/epub+zip 784724 2025-08-14T14:50:17.718379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 764775 2025-08-14T14:50:13.706404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287769 2022-09-16T12:44:43.899777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244884 2025-08-14T14:50:06.687406 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 244821 2011-04-27T09:55:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 244809 2011-04-27T09:55:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 244802 2011-04-27T09:55:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22385 2025-08-14T14:50:17.875366 application/rdf+xml 14596 2025-08-14T14:50:09.570381 image/jpeg 3622 2025-08-14T14:50:09.320374 image/jpeg 97346 2011-04-29T17:38:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 97311 2011-04-29T17:38:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 592095 2011-04-29T17:38:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 97269 2011-04-29T17:38:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 684273 2025-08-14T14:50:07.372450 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