Project Gutenberg 2011-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 313 Zangwill, Israel 1864 1926 Zangwill, I. (Israel) The King of Schnorrers: Grotesques and Fantasies Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_of_Schnorrers The King of Schnorrers -- The semi-sentimental dragon -- An honest log-roller -- A tragi-comedy of creeds -- The memory clearing house -- Mated by a waiter -- The principal boy -- An odd life -- Cheating the gallows -- Santa Claus -- A rose of the Ghetto -- A double-barrelled ghost -- Vagaries of a viscount -- The queen's triplets -- A successful operation -- Flutter-Duck: a Ghetto grotesque. Produced by David Edwards, Matthew Wheaton 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 King of Schnorrers: Grotesques and Fantasies" by Israel Zangwill is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. This novel employs humor and social commentary to explore the lives of Jewish beggars, or schnorrers, in London during the close of the 18th century. Central to the narrative is Joseph Grobstock, a wealthy man whose encounters with the unique character Manasseh Bueno Barzillai Azevedo da Costa, a schnorrer, set up a series of comic misunderstandings that reveal the contrasts between wealth, charity, and identity within the Jewish community. The opening of the novel introduces us to the bustling scene outside a synagogue as Joseph Grobstock emerges, eager to distribute alms to a crowd of beggars waiting outside—a motley collection of schnorrers, each with their own story. With humor and a dash of mischief, Grobstock hands out packets of coins, delighting in the reactions of the crowds when they discover the varied contents within. However, when he mistakenly offers a packet to Manasseh, a highly intelligent and proud schnorrer, the interaction flips, leading to a clash of classes and a humorous exploration of charity, entitlement, and communal bonds. This initial encounter sets the stage for a complex relationship that blurs the lines between benefactor and beggar, ultimately illuminating social dynamics and cultural identity within the backdrop of Jewish life in England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/38413/38413-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Humorous stories London (England) -- Fiction Jewish fiction Jews -- England -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 668177 2025-06-15T14:46:28.544349 text/html 672633 2012-01-23T13:46:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2879002 2012-01-23T13:46:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2958992 2025-06-15T14:46:40.374309 application/epub+zip 2967016 2025-06-15T14:46:31.040396 application/epub+zip 479543 2025-06-15T14:46:29.864372 application/epub+zip 3142502 2025-06-15T14:46:46.901328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2928164 2025-06-15T14:46:39.018301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453241 2022-09-17T13:54:28.134628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 602393 2025-06-15T14:46:25.965385 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 601894 2012-01-23T13:46:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 240591 2012-01-23T13:46:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 601895 2012-01-23T13:46:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240486 2012-01-23T13:46:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22518 2025-06-15T14:46:47.081344 application/rdf+xml 14979 2025-06-15T14:46:29.991379 image/jpeg 2069 2025-06-15T14:46:29.927354 image/jpeg 2897853 2025-06-15T14:46:28.887401 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