Project Gutenberg 2011-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 282 Bangs, John Kendrick 1862 1922 Neill, John R. (John Rea) 1877 1943 Neill, John Rea 16006642 From Pillar to Post: Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book Getting used to it -- Southern hospitality -- Getting the level -- The good Samaritan -- A vagrant poet -- Back-handed compliments -- Friends of the road -- Chairmen I have met -- Chance acquaintances -- Humors of the road -- Mine host -- Perils of the platform -- Embarrassing moments -- "Slings and arrows" -- Emergencies -- A pioneer manager. E-text prepared by Steve Read, Suzanne Shell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "From Pillar to Post: Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book" by John Kendrick Bangs is a humorous memoir of experiences shared from a lecturer's touring career, written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the challenges and amusing anecdotes associated with life as a public speaker on the lecture circuit, showcasing the various characters encountered along the way. At the start of the book, Bangs reflects on the anxiety that comes before delivering a speech, recounting a nerve-wracking event where he experienced palpable fear before an audience of eager listeners. He relates the pressures of public speaking with humor, sharing a story about the comforting words of fellow speaker Julia Ward Howe, which bolstered his confidence. This opening sets the stage for a series of charming and insightful anecdotes, illustrating the deeper lessons learned through his interactions with diverse personalities encountered during his travels across the country. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36026/36026-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Lectures and lecturing -- United States PN Text Category: Humour Category: Biographies Category: Travel Writing Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 443452 2025-08-14T15:04:33.071317 text/html 446463 2011-05-03T11:17:31 text/html 1587312 2025-08-14T15:04:39.391366 application/epub+zip 1592775 2025-08-14T15:04:34.191339 application/epub+zip 240637 2025-08-14T15:04:33.610324 application/epub+zip 1714025 2025-08-14T15:04:43.322296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1667583 2025-08-14T15:04:38.717323 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319058 2022-09-16T13:03:58.540868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392800 2025-08-14T15:04:32.316347 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 392339 2011-05-03T11:13:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 392348 2011-05-03T11:13:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21773 2025-08-14T15:04:43.470295 application/rdf+xml 9943 2025-08-14T15:04:33.709324 image/jpeg 1510 2025-08-14T15:04:33.660334 image/jpeg 156365 2011-05-03T11:13:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1510463 2011-05-03T11:21:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 156330 2011-05-03T11:13:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1526463 2025-08-14T15:04:33.175337 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