Project Gutenberg 2023-01-24 Public domain in the USA. 210 Jerrold, Douglas William 1803 1857 Brownrigg, Henry Jerrold, D. W. (Douglas William) Whitefeather, Barabbas Jerrold, Blanchard 1826 1884 Fin-Bec Jerrold, W. Blanchard (William Blanchard) Jerrold, William Blanchard The barber's chair; and, The hedgehog letters $aUnited Kingdom :$bChatto and Windus,$c1874. MFR, Krista Zaleski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Barber's Chair, and The Hedgehog Letters" by Douglas William Jerrold is a collection of humorous dialogues and commentary written in the late 19th century. It revolves around the character of Mr. Nutts, a barber in a lively shop located in Seven Dials, and his customers, who engage in witty discussions about politics, society, and current events. The work provides an insightful, satirical glimpse into Victorian life through light-hearted yet pointed exchanges among the characters. At the start of the book, we are introduced to the bustling atmosphere of Mr. Nutts' barber shop, where he attends to a rotating cast of patrons engaged in animated banter. The characters, including Nosebag, Tickle, Slowgoe, and others, frequently comment on current news and events with a blend of humor and social critique. The conversations touch on various topics, from the state of politics to the absurdities of royal marriages, encapsulating a vibrant, communal spirit while reflecting on serious themes of social injustice and human nature through their humorous exchanges. This opening sets a tone that is both engaging and thought-provoking, establishing the barber shop as a microcosm of society, where important issues are debated in light-hearted jest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/barberschairhedg00jerr 20200101182414jerrold 1874 GB Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English wit and humor English literature -- 19th century PR Text Category: Humour Category: British Literature 501687 2025-07-27T13:34:22.042050 text/html 475407 2024-10-19T03:54:45 text/html 3241909 2025-07-27T13:34:57.920840 application/epub+zip 3238716 2025-07-27T13:34:36.846984 application/epub+zip 351159 2025-07-27T13:34:22.986052 application/epub+zip 4689485 2025-07-27T13:35:04.178831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4617094 2025-07-27T13:34:44.266953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437192 2025-07-27T13:34:20.594012 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 417110 2024-10-19T03:54:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17110 2025-07-27T13:35:04.364809 application/rdf+xml 14853 2025-07-27T13:34:23.370006 image/jpeg 2621 2025-07-27T13:34:23.174007 image/jpeg 5308147 2025-07-27T13:34:22.204069 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