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

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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 fly 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.

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