Project Gutenberg 2014-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 148 Cruikshank, George 1792 1878 Cruickshank, George Seymour, Robert 1798 1836 The Odd Volume; Or, Book of Variety Preface -- The odd volume -- Legend of the large mouth -- Strawberries and cream -- The rose in January -- The March of Mind -- The old gentleman's teetotum -- A water party -- The angler and the fowler -- The elopement -- Subjects of conversation -- Inconveniencies resulting from being hanged -- The new "Beauty and the beast" -- Trinity College, Cambridge. Forty years ago -- Neck or nothing -- The mysterious visitor -- The cloaks -- A comical adventure -- How to make a paper -- The nightmare -- A gall-ing system. Produced by David Widger "The Odd Volume; Or, Book of Variety" by George Cruikshank and Robert Seymour is a collection of humorous and fantastical tales written in the early 19th century. The volume features a variety of stories, illustrated by prominent artists of the time, intended to entertain readers with their whimsical characters and narratives. Among these characters is a particularly striking figure, a large-mouthed man whose grotesque features lead to engaging and often comical observations about society and human nature. The opening of this work introduces us to a peculiar gathering at an inn in Glasgow, where the narrator encounters a bizarrely large-mouthed stranger. Despite his terrifying appearance, the man proves to be amiable and humorous, sharing the history of his mouth and a family heirloom—a spoon symbolizing his lineage. The narrator's mix of intrigue and anxiety about the man's appetite sets the stage for a suppertime spectacle that evolves into a humorous and chaotic exploration of gluttony. This introductory scene effectively establishes the book's playful tone while hinting at deeper commentary on identity and societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44739/44739-h/images/titlepagem.jpg Reading ease score: 63.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English wit and humor PN Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: British Literature 359084 2025-07-18T07:20:39.700252 text/html 343259 2024-10-24T00:57:15 text/html 15542821 2025-07-18T07:20:48.495169 application/epub+zip 15535931 2025-07-18T07:20:41.674218 application/epub+zip 221601 2025-07-18T07:20:40.321311 application/epub+zip 15699225 2025-07-18T07:20:53.330176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 15666544 2025-07-18T07:20:46.280202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309552 2022-09-20T12:21:20.378799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333822 2025-07-18T07:20:39.014271 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 314066 2024-10-24T00:57:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18180 2025-07-18T07:20:53.488144 application/rdf+xml 19270 2025-07-18T07:20:40.433195 image/jpeg 3401 2025-07-18T07:20:40.377218 image/jpeg 15825968 2025-07-18T07:20:39.945246 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