Project Gutenberg 2012-07-23 Public domain in the USA. 256 Bellew, Frank 1828 1888 Bellew, Frank Henry Temple Bellew, F. H. Temple (Frank Henry Temple) Ex-tramp 05029301 The Art of Amusing Being a Collection of Graceful Arts, Merry Games, Odd Tricks, Curious Puzzles, and New Charades. Together with Suggestions for Private Theatricals, Tableaux, and All Sorts of Parlor and Family Amusements. Illustrated by the author. 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 Art of Amusing" by Frank Bellew is a collection of light-hearted entertainment guides written in the late 19th century. This work aims to provide readers with enjoyable activities, games, and tricks designed to foster merriment and conviviality among friends and family, showcasing a variety of parlor amusements. At the start of the book, the author presents a critique of American society's reluctance to engage in playful social interactions, contrasting it with more festive approaches observed in other cultures. He argues for the importance of levity and amusement in daily life, suggesting that gatherings should foster informal, joyful interactions. The opening portion sets the tone for the book by proposing ideas for entertaining gatherings, encouraging activities like card puzzles or simple tricks that promote laughter and conversation, and hinting at various amusing suggestions that would later be elaborated upon in the following chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Amusements Family recreation Tricks GV Text Category: Humour Category: How To ... 419284 2025-08-16T10:54:35.320653 text/html 396539 2024-10-23T09:49:10 text/html 6218877 2025-08-16T10:54:46.231644 application/epub+zip 6221880 2025-08-16T10:54:38.562648 application/epub+zip 229176 2025-08-16T10:54:36.707668 application/epub+zip 6400246 2025-08-16T10:54:51.829600 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6348172 2025-08-16T10:54:44.684771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286732 2022-09-18T12:42:59.798882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327481 2025-08-16T10:54:33.653663 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 307661 2024-10-23T09:49:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16881 2025-08-16T10:54:51.993572 application/rdf+xml 13180 2025-08-16T10:54:37.240651 image/jpeg 3568 2025-08-16T10:54:36.975656 image/jpeg 6245822 2025-08-16T10:54:35.672702 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