Project Gutenberg 2017-12-16 Public domain in the USA. 165 Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) 1865 1924 Crosland, Thomas William Hodgson McNeill, Angus The Abounding American Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Abounding American" by T. W. H. Crosland is a critical social commentary written in the early 20th century. This work provides a satirical exploration of American society, politics, and culture from a British perspective, focusing on themes such as materialism, humor, and the American character. The opening of "The Abounding American" introduces the reader to a spirited and humorous critique of the origins of America and its people. Crosland sets the stage with a narrative that traces the lineage of a character named Guy, who fled to America after squandering his fortune, symbolizing a broader critique of American wealth and its often dubious origins. He juxtaposes the romanticized view of the Pilgrim Fathers with a more cynical understanding of America's past, suggesting that surface admiration for American culture may be deceptive. The tone is both playful and acerbic, as Crosland examines the contradictions in American life, highlighting issues ranging from rampant capitalism to questionable humor, setting up a thorough examination of what it means to be American. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en National characteristics, American E151 Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 166744 2025-07-22T10:49:41.150248 text/html 144713 2024-10-23T03:00:55 text/html 169653 2025-07-22T10:49:44.183247 application/epub+zip 170294 2025-07-22T10:49:41.724258 application/epub+zip 135969 2025-07-22T10:49:41.426268 application/epub+zip 238218 2025-07-22T10:49:46.255228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215033 2025-07-22T10:49:43.876257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184818 2022-08-25T10:01:13.073654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145638 2025-07-22T10:49:40.907271 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 125844 2024-10-23T03:00:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16480 2025-07-22T10:49:46.376225 application/rdf+xml 21709 2025-07-22T10:49:41.503264 image/jpeg 3695 2025-07-22T10:49:41.465252 image/jpeg 155280 2025-07-22T10:49:41.176287 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