Project Gutenberg 2023-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 98 Butler, Ellis Parker 1869 1937 Many happy returns of the day! $aUnited States :$bHoughton Mifflin Company, $c1924, copyright 1925. Charlene Taylor, Jwala Kumar Sista 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.) "Many Happy Returns of the Day!" by Ellis Parker Butler is a humorous essay written in the early 20th century. The book reflects on the nature of birthdays and the human tendency to perceive them as reminders of aging and mortality. Butler challenges this viewpoint by emphasizing the joy and significance of celebrating life rather than dwelling on the passage of time. In this lighthearted narrative, Butler shares personal anecdotes and humorous observations to convey his philosophy on birthdays. He reflects on his own birthday experiences, the societal practices surrounding birthdays, and the widespread negativity associated with aging. Through witty storytelling, he illustrates how some individuals treat their birthdays as gloomy reminders of mortality, while he suggests that they should be viewed as personal celebrations of life filled with gratitude for another year lived. Ultimately, he advocates for a joyful and optimistic approach to birthdays, encouraging readers to view each birthday as an opportunity for joy and reflection rather than despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/manyhappyreturns00butl/page/n5/mode/2up 20220223114135butler 1924 US Reading ease score: 72.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Birthdays PS Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 63792 2025-06-28T06:39:22.712120 text/html 63190 2023-06-03T19:42:43 text/html 290835 2025-06-28T06:39:25.027087 application/epub+zip 289263 2025-06-28T06:39:23.454117 application/epub+zip 126169 2025-06-28T06:39:23.043130 application/epub+zip 438542 2025-06-28T06:39:26.403585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428852 2025-06-28T06:39:24.728129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54126 2025-06-28T06:39:22.552123 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53911 2023-06-03T19:42:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17690 2025-06-28T06:39:26.531588 application/rdf+xml 16006 2025-06-28T06:39:23.224123 image/jpeg 2591 2025-06-28T06:39:23.131118 image/jpeg 20655 2023-06-03T19:42:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 714676 2023-06-03T19:42:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 746929 2025-06-28T06:39:22.728170 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