Project Gutenberg 2012-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 344 Adams, William Davenport 1851 1904 Adams, W. Davenport (William Davenport) Quips and Quiddities: A Quintessence of Quirks, Quaint, Quizzical, and Quotable Produced by Chris Curnow, Eric Skeet and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Quips and Quiddities: A Quintessence of Quirks, Quaint, Quizzical, and Quotable" by W. Davenport Adams is a collection of literary excerpts and humorous observations, likely written in the late 19th century. This compilation serves as a delightful amalgamation of witty sayings, puns, epigrams, and amusing anecdotes drawn from various sources, aiming to entertain readers during their leisure moments. The wide-ranging content allows readers to explore an eclectic mix of prose and verse, presenting a playful approach to language and wit. The opening of the volume introduces the reader to the editor's intent, emphasizing the collection's focus on brevity and variety in its selections. The preface outlines the arrangement and creative structure of the anthology, noting that the pieces are not presented in any particular order and are characterized by their fragmentary nature. This allows for a lighthearted reading experience, where the reader can easily dip in and out of the humor and wit encapsulated within, confirming that the assembled 'quips' and 'quiddities' are meant to amuse rather than convey a continuous narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41713/41713-h/images/titlepage.jpg Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Quotations, English Commonplace books PN Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Other Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 610196 2025-06-17T04:14:43.573906 text/html 594185 2012-12-27T11:27:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 664421 2025-06-17T04:15:11.632850 application/epub+zip 671822 2025-06-17T04:14:51.256907 application/epub+zip 206157 2025-06-17T04:14:47.214911 application/epub+zip 901187 2025-06-17T04:15:19.562221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 793423 2025-06-17T04:15:05.013779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317051 2022-09-19T05:58:39.856379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340054 2023-09-18T07:58:49.877237 text/plain 15762 2025-06-17T04:15:19.731253 application/rdf+xml 20798 2025-06-17T04:14:47.496931 image/jpeg 3555 2025-06-17T04:14:47.355914 image/jpeg 641836 2025-06-17T04:14:43.728945 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