Project Gutenberg 2011-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 183 Warner, Frances Lester 1888 Hersey, Frances Lester Warner, Frances Warner, Gertrude Chandler 1890 1979 Warner, Gertrude Life's Minor Collisions Love's minor frictions -- Boston streets -- To horse -- Wheels and how they go round -- The will to boss -- More to it than you'd think -- Trio impetuoso -- The return of A, B, C -- Understanding the healthy -- Carving at table -- The feeling of irritation. Produced by Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Life's Minor Collisions" by Frances Lester Warner and Gertrude Chandler Warner is a collection of humorous essays written in the early 20th century. The book explores the everyday frictions and challenges between individuals and their relationships with family, society, and circumstances, addressing themes of adjustment and tension. Through relatable anecdotes and observations, the authors aim to depict how minor disagreements and misunderstandings can arise in daily life while also highlighting connections and the importance of understanding one another. The opening of the book introduces the concept of "minor collisions," illustrating how small irritations in familial or social interactions can manifest humorously and poignantly. In the first chapter, titled "Love's Minor Frictions," specific examples are shared about the different rhythms and paces of life within a household, such as a punctual wife juxtaposed against her tardy husband. The chapter portrays their struggles with timing and the resulting domestic humor, alongside various family dynamics that surface when minor disagreements arise. This sets a lighthearted yet thoughtful tone for the essays to follow, promising readers an examination of human nature and relationships through clever and relatable storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/37899/37899-h/images/title-page.jpg Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Family life Conduct of life American essays -- 20th century PS Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 191549 2025-07-15T10:45:42.073153 text/html 190815 2011-11-01T13:54:42 text/html 201683 2025-07-15T10:45:45.663148 application/epub+zip 201550 2025-07-15T10:45:42.783165 application/epub+zip 111123 2025-07-15T10:45:42.396168 application/epub+zip 255202 2025-07-15T10:45:47.851136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229979 2025-07-15T10:45:45.011175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147000 2022-09-17T10:34:43.136128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164474 2025-07-15T10:45:41.787172 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164409 2011-11-01T13:54:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164399 2011-11-01T13:54:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22271 2025-07-15T10:45:47.989144 application/rdf+xml 10625 2025-07-15T10:45:42.462152 image/jpeg 1809 2025-07-15T10:45:42.429161 image/jpeg 65899 2011-11-01T13:54:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 185325 2011-11-01T13:54:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 65865 2011-11-01T13:54:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 187243 2025-07-15T10:45:42.102176 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