Project Gutenberg 2018-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 152 Herford, Oliver 1863 1935 Herford, O. (Oliver) The Laughing Willow Verses and Pictures Illustrated by the author. Produced by David Edwards, John Campbell 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 Laughing Willow" by Oliver Herford is a collection of whimsical verses and illustrations written during the early 20th century. The book features a variety of satirical and humorous poems that comment on contemporary society and politics, utilizing a lighthearted and entertaining approach. It touches on themes of war, human behavior, and whimsical observations of life. In "The Laughing Willow," Herford presents an assortment of verses that blend humor with sharp wit, often critiquing the socio-political landscape of his time, particularly in relation to World War I. Through cleverly crafted epitaphs, observational humor, and playfully absurd scenarios, he addresses characters such as royalty and common folk alike. From light-hearted takes on Russian weddings to whimsical musings on animals and imaginary figures, the collection is a delightful exploration of creativity that delights, provokes thought, and elicits laughter, making it appealing to readers who appreciate clever wordplay and illustrated satire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Poetry Humorous poetry, American Caricatures and cartoons -- United States PS Text Category: Poetry Category: Humour 168336 2025-06-22T12:26:52.761803 text/html 165502 2018-01-11T06:21:20 text/html 1925806 2025-06-22T12:27:00.511828 application/epub+zip 1924943 2025-06-22T12:26:54.677788 application/epub+zip 184595 2025-06-22T12:26:53.747832 application/epub+zip 2018556 2025-06-22T12:27:04.708741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1993209 2025-06-22T12:26:59.313830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266032 2022-08-25T11:28:50.330865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94400 2025-06-22T12:26:51.433833 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 94682 2018-01-11T06:21:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19371 2025-06-22T12:27:04.877773 application/rdf+xml 19557 2025-06-22T12:26:53.872816 image/jpeg 3138 2025-06-22T12:26:53.810802 image/jpeg 36115 2018-01-11T06:21:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 2175167 2018-01-11T06:21:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 2239559 2025-06-22T12:26:52.955797 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