Public and Parlor Readings (Classic Reprint): Prose and Poetry for the Use of Reading Clubs and for Public and Social Entertainment; Humorous - Couverture souple

Monroe, Lewis Baxter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1334900027 ISBN 13 : 9781334900020

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from Public and Parlor Readings

NE of the great needs in our busy American com-a munity is innocent recreation. As a relief from the cares of business, as a substitute for exciting and dan gerous pleasures, as diversion in the quiet workshop, as a means of cheering the aged and infirm, as amusement for the family and social circle, as entertainment for the Ly ceum and Literary Club, and finally as a personal accom plishment, what is more desirable than reading aloud? In this volume are thrown together choice specimens of wit and humor found in American and English litera ture, with an occasional dash from original sources. In making a selection, the question has not been asked, Has 't passed the ordeal of the learned critics? But, Will it inspire an innocent laugh? If so, it is a benefaction, and it shall have the wings of this book to ?y abroad, possibly in a wider circle, at least into some little nooks and corners where it would not otherwise have alighted, and accomplish there its genial mission. Readers. Desiring selections of a more serious character may find something to their taste in the forthcoming volumes of this series.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1334900027
• ISBN 13: 9781334900020
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 338
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