Project Gutenberg 2012-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 160 Mottley, John 1692 1750 Seymour, R. Mottley, Mr. (John) Jenkins, Elijah Miller, Joe 1684 1738 Miller, Joseph 24007586 Joe Miller's Jests, or The Wits Vade-Mecum Transcription of original 1739 edition. Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Joe Miller's Jests, or The Wits Vade-Mecum" by John Mottley and Joe Miller is a collection of humorous anecdotes and witty repartees written in the early 18th century. This work captures the spirit of its time through an assortment of jest and humor, focusing on the exchanges of various characters, revealing social nuances, and the culture of comedic storytelling. It serves as a light-hearted exploration of wit that continues to entertain with its clever wordplay and engaging tales. The opening of this collection introduces readers to a variety of amusing jests and exchanges that set the tone for the entire book. From comments on social situations like the reception of performances in theaters to light banter involving nobles and commoners alike, the tales showcase the quick wit often employed during conversations. Through the witty tales of characters like the Duke, an orange girl, and Joe himself, the reader gets a glimpse of the layered humor of the era, effectively blending satire with social commentary and highlighting the classics of jesting that invite laughter and reflection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en English wit and humor PN Text Humor Category: Humour 139708 2025-07-16T09:50:03.198506 text/html 115261 2024-10-23T09:25:52 text/html 232351 2025-07-16T09:50:08.297498 application/epub+zip 233823 2025-07-16T09:50:05.115520 application/epub+zip 121105 2025-07-16T09:50:03.937490 application/epub+zip 411292 2025-07-16T09:50:10.523552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394536 2025-07-16T09:50:07.544545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249878 2022-09-18T11:28:39.332118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117726 2023-09-17T12:42:11.146146 text/plain 97833 2024-10-23T09:25:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16781 2025-07-16T09:50:10.651473 application/rdf+xml 17430 2025-07-16T09:50:04.426484 image/jpeg 3860 2025-07-16T09:50:04.179485 image/jpeg 230768 2025-07-16T09:50:03.217504 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