Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 205 Dunne, Finley Peter 1867 1936 Observations By Mr. Dooley Produced by Kirk Pearson, with help from the volunteers at the Distributed Proofreaders project. HTML version by Al Haines. "Observations By Mr. Dooley" by Finley Peter Dunne is a collection of humorous essays and social commentary written during the late 19th century. The work features Mr. Dooley, an Irish-American bartender living in Chicago who shares his witticisms and insightful observations on a range of topics, from politics to literature, culture, and contemporary issues of the time. Through the voice of Mr. Dooley, the author captures the spirit of the era and offers a satirical take on society, ultimately revealing the complexities of American life in that period. The beginning of "Observations By Mr. Dooley" introduces readers to Mr. Dooley's character and provides a glimpse into his thoughts on literature as he whimsically recounts the evolution of writing and reading. He critiques the modern obsession with literary pursuits, particularly the rise of amateur authors, and comments on the peculiarities of societal views on literature and the arts. With humor and a unique conversational tone, Mr. Dooley reflects on the changing dynamics of moral and intellectual life, setting the stage for the social critiques that characterize the rest of the book. Through Mr. Dooley’s musings, readers are invited to explore the humorous and often ironic perspectives on the world around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Irish Americans -- Fiction Dooley, Mr. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PN Text Humor Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 301972 2025-08-02T12:34:07.676369 text/html 290456 2020-12-28T06:43:02 text/html 193132 2025-08-02T12:34:14.007287 application/epub+zip 197876 2025-08-02T12:34:10.359301 application/epub+zip 182309 2025-08-02T12:34:09.290289 application/epub+zip 340356 2025-08-02T12:34:16.804258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325346 2025-08-02T12:34:13.344332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284542 2022-09-03T04:05:30.289293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281260 2025-08-02T12:34:07.245307 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 281097 2020-12-28T06:43:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19016 2025-08-02T12:34:17.011252 application/rdf+xml 12574 2025-08-02T12:34:09.770318 image/jpeg 3295 2025-08-02T12:34:09.530297 image/jpeg 114684 2020-12-28T06:43:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 112907 2020-12-28T06:43:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 188935 2025-08-02T12:34:07.700322 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