Project Gutenberg 2011-05-11 Public domain in the USA. 317 Holliday, Robert Cortes 1880 1947 21017221 Turns about Town The hotel guest -- A humorist misfits at a murder trial -- Queer thing, 'bout undertakers' shops -- The haircut that went to my head -- Seeing Mr. Chesterton -- When is a great city a small village? -- The unusualness of Parisian Philadelphia -- Our last social engagement as a fine art -- Writing in rooms -- Taking the air in San Francisco -- Bidding Mr. Chesterton good-bye -- No system at all to the human system -- Seeing the "Situations Wanted" scene -- Literary lives -- So very theatrical -- Our steeplejack of the seven arts -- Former tenant of his room -- Only she was there -- A humorist's note-book -- Including studies of traffic "cops" -- Three words about literature -- Recollections of landladies -- An idiosyncrasy -- The sexless camera -- I know an editor -- A dip into the underworld -- Nosing 'round Washington -- Fame: a story of American literature. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Turns About Town" by Robert Cortes Holliday is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The essays explore various aspects of urban life, often with a humorous or reflective tone, capturing the quirks and peculiarities of city living. Among the themes, the author seems to delve into the experience of hotel life and social engagements, discussing the nuances of New York and other cities with a light, observational humor. The opening of "Turns About Town" introduces readers to the author's appreciation for hotels, particularly the rituals and nuances associated with hotel stays. Holliday describes the different characters encountered in hotels, including guests and service staff, painting a vivid picture of life within those walls. He shares anecdotes that highlight the often absurd situations that arise, whether it’s navigating the complex etiquette of hotel services or the amusing personalities of hotel regulars. This sets the tone for the rest of the collection, where the author promises more likeness of the modern world through a comedic lens, exploring other facets of urban living in subsequent essays. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36085/36085-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Essays PS Text Browsing: Literature Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 454730 2025-06-14T17:00:34.614611 text/html 457941 2020-04-26T11:06:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 229593 2020-04-26T11:07:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 239722 2025-06-14T17:00:41.663560 application/epub+zip 245354 2025-06-14T17:00:35.469612 application/epub+zip 244412 2025-06-14T17:00:35.031607 application/epub+zip 371434 2025-06-14T17:00:46.449548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345149 2025-06-14T17:00:41.188659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342687 2022-09-16T13:25:54.675331 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425499 2025-06-14T17:00:33.951572 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 425236 2020-04-26T11:06:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 173200 2020-04-26T11:07:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 425242 2020-04-26T11:06:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 173101 2020-04-26T11:07:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20954 2025-06-14T17:00:46.607517 application/rdf+xml 15992 2025-06-14T17:00:35.141568 image/jpeg 2192 2025-06-14T17:00:35.090581 image/jpeg 228906 2025-06-14T17:00:34.660581 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