The Puddleford Papers or Humors of the West - Couverture souple

Riley, H. H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1417913797 ISBN 13 : 9781417913794

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2005

Synopsis

The Puddleford Papers or Humors of the West is a collection of humorous sketches and stories written by H. H. Riley. The book is set in the fictional town of Puddleford and features a cast of eccentric characters, including the town's bumbling mayor, the local doctor, and a group of gossipy women. Through these characters, Riley satirizes the quirks and foibles of small-town life in the American West. The book is divided into chapters, each of which focuses on a different aspect of Puddleford society, such as politics, religion, and education. The Puddleford Papers was first published in 1856 and has since become a classic of American humor.1875. With original illustrations. Writer, lawyer and politician, Henry Hiram Riley contributed to the Knickerbocker Magazine, under the pen-name of Simon Oakleaf, a series of articles called Puddleford Papers, or Humors of the West, which were followed by Puddleford and its People. The earlier Puddleford papers, which were partly humorous and partly descriptive of nature, were subsequently published in a volume in a revised form and attained widespread popularity.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

I he public what kind of entertainment may bo expected within. I am very sorry that I am obliged to say that many a one has been wofully deceived by these outside proclamations, and some one may be again. I am unable to apologise to the public for inflicting this work upon it. It was not through the entreaty of friends that it wa written. It is not the outpourings of a delicate constitution. (I weigh one hundred and sixty pounds.) I was not driven into it by a predestination to write, which was beyond my control It is not offered for the benefit of a few near relatives, who have insisted upon seeing it in print, nordo I expect the public will tolerate it simply out of regard to my feelings, if their own-feelings are not enlisted in its favor. The book is filled with portraits of Puddleford and the Puddlefordians. The reader may never have seen the portrait of a genuine Puddlefordian. Bless me, how much that man has lost I If the reader does not like the painting after ho has seen it, I can not help it; it may be the fault of the original, or it may be from a want of skill in the painter. Like the carrier-pigeon, let it go, to return with glad tidings, or none at all.
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1417913797
• ISBN 13: 9781417913794
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 396
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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