Project Gutenberg 2012-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 215 Bangs, John Kendrick 1862 1922 Penfield, Edward 1866 1925 98001923 Peeps at People Being Certain Papers from the Writings of Anne Warrington Witherup Nansen -- Mr. Hall Caine -- Emperor William -- Mr. Alfred Austin -- Andrew Lang -- Zola -- Sir Henry Irving -- Ian Maclaren -- Rudyard Kipling -- The De Reszkes -- Henryk Sienkiewicz -- General Weyler. Produced by Annie R. McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Internet Archive. "Peeps at People" by John Kendrick Bangs is a collection of humorous sketches written in the late 19th century. The work features various characters analyzed through the perspective of Anne Warrington Witherup, who embarks on whimsical interviews with a range of notable figures, blending satire and social commentary. The stories offer a comedic exploration of the personalities within the literary and artistic community of Bangs' time. At the start of the book, the narrator sets off on a quest to interview prominent individuals, which begins with a humorous attempt to locate the polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen. Through a series of misadventures filled with misunderstandings and comedic dialogue, the narrator depicts Nansen's frosty demeanor and eccentricities, which encapsulate both his fame and his social quirks. This initial encounter lays the groundwork for the subsequent character studies and satirical glimpses into the lives of other notable figures like Hall Caine and Emperor William, emphasizing the humor inherent in the pursuit of celebrity and cultural figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en American wit and humor Biography -- Humor PS Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Category: Humour 206915 2025-06-16T09:27:51.737686 text/html 204215 2012-06-07T22:15:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 974345 2012-06-07T22:15:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1074711 2025-06-16T09:27:58.465662 application/epub+zip 1076403 2025-06-16T09:27:53.882674 application/epub+zip 146724 2025-06-16T09:27:52.559717 application/epub+zip 1205108 2025-06-16T09:28:01.853636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1174431 2025-06-16T09:27:57.558651 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245550 2022-09-18T09:47:17.802708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170244 2025-06-16T09:27:50.866756 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 170089 2012-06-07T22:15:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 67223 2012-06-07T22:15:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 170084 2012-06-07T22:15:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67153 2012-06-07T22:15:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21591 2025-06-16T09:28:02.005605 application/rdf+xml 12577 2025-06-16T09:27:53.117651 image/jpeg 3378 2025-06-16T09:27:52.837718 image/jpeg 1042738 2025-06-16T09:27:51.844705 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