Project Gutenberg 2022-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 135 Alden, W. L. (William Livingston) 1837 1908 Alden, William Livingston Brown, Jimmy Hurst, Hal 1865 1938 Jack, Richard 1866 1952 06000498 Told by the Colonel $aUnited States :$bJ. Selwin Tait & Sons,$c1883. An ornithological romance -- Jewseppy -- That little Frenchman -- Thompson's tombstone -- A union meeting -- A clerical romance -- A mystery -- My brother Elijah -- The St. Bernard myth -- A matrimonial romance -- Hoskins' pets -- The cat's revenge -- Silver-plated. Richard Hulse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Told by the Colonel" by W. L. Alden is a collection of humorous short stories written in the late 19th century. The tales are narrated by a character known as the Colonel, who shares amusing anecdotes and observations about life, revealing eccentric characters and absurd situations. The overarching themes often touch on human folly, social commentary, and the humorous aspects of everyday life. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to the Colonel as he sits in a Paris hotel, surrounded by a group of Americans who engage in boisterous discussions about their experiences in the city. The Colonel, initially quiet, draws attention when he requests an owl, prompting him to share the story of a parrot his daughter owned. This parrot, with its insatiable chatter and lack of regard for others, serves as the basis for an amusing narrative that highlights the Colonel's dry wit and skills as a storyteller. The opening portion sets the tone for the forthcoming tales, hinting at the mix of humor and critique that defines the Colonel's observations throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/toldbycolonel00aldeiala 20210125171522alden 1883 US Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Humorous stories, American Storytelling -- Fiction Americans -- France -- Fiction Storytellers -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour 216875 2025-07-27T07:24:07.863513 text/html 190090 2024-10-18T23:14:39 text/html 2332342 2025-07-27T07:24:13.644531 application/epub+zip 2329548 2025-07-27T07:24:09.634492 application/epub+zip 187141 2025-07-27T07:24:08.538485 application/epub+zip 2683958 2025-07-27T07:24:16.444425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2655317 2025-07-27T07:24:12.717521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488322 2022-09-30T20:04:48.325714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184981 2025-07-27T07:24:07.421501 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164983 2024-10-18T23:14:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18931 2025-07-27T07:24:16.611407 application/rdf+xml 10099 2025-07-27T07:24:08.845517 image/jpeg 1604 2025-07-27T07:24:08.690503 image/jpeg 2517725 2025-07-27T07:24:07.979579 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 en.wikipedia