Project Gutenberg 2011-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 702 Billings, Josh 1818 1885 Shaw, Henry Wheeler Shaw, Henry W. Nast, Thomas 1840 1902 Nast, Thos. (Thomas) The Complete Works of Josh Billings Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Complete Works of Josh Billings" by Josh Billings is a collection of comedic essays and writings written in the late 19th century. This compilation showcases the wit and humor of Billings, a well-known American humorist, as he tackles a range of topics through a uniquely quirky lens, often employing playful language and unconventional spellings. At the start of the work, the introduction emphasizes the widespread recognition and influence of Josh Billings, highlighting his ability to blend humor with wisdom. The Transcriber's Note explains the idiosyncratic spellings preserved from the original text. Billings' writing style is light-hearted, embodying a blend of satire and insightful commentary, as he begins to explore themes like contentment, marriage, and social behaviors with curves of cleverness and relatable observations, setting the tone for the entertaining essays that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American wit and humor PS Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 1013699 2025-07-15T04:15:25.724657 text/html 990800 2011-06-29T09:36:22 text/html 13631903 2025-07-15T04:15:52.724552 application/epub+zip 13607741 2025-07-15T04:15:31.828615 application/epub+zip 469411 2025-07-15T04:15:28.964692 application/epub+zip 14010526 2025-07-15T04:16:07.919998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 13916507 2025-07-15T04:15:47.696563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 859724 2022-09-16T16:15:32.061866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 854454 2025-07-15T04:15:22.095740 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 854321 2011-06-29T09:36:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 849885 2011-06-29T09:37:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 849874 2011-06-29T09:40:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23408 2025-07-15T04:16:08.211945 application/rdf+xml 14152 2025-07-15T04:15:29.554661 image/jpeg 3365 2025-07-15T04:15:29.260653 image/jpeg 335954 2011-06-29T09:41:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 335256 2011-06-29T09:41:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 13093753 2011-06-29T09:41:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 335222 2011-06-29T09:41:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 13231211 2025-07-15T04:15:26.287717 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