Author: George W. Peck
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
"Peck's Compendium of Fun" is a book of mildly amusing anecdotes of life in the American West at the beginning of the last century. Besides the anecdotes, the book contains a lot of commercials from the time, which means it was incredibly popular at the time of publishing.
Peck's Compendium of Fun
Author: George W. Peck
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
"Peck's Compendium of Fun" is a book of mildly amusing anecdotes of life in the American West at the beginning of the last century. Besides the anecdotes, the book contains a lot of commercials from the time, which means it was incredibly popular at the time of publishing.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
"Peck's Compendium of Fun" is a book of mildly amusing anecdotes of life in the American West at the beginning of the last century. Besides the anecdotes, the book contains a lot of commercials from the time, which means it was incredibly popular at the time of publishing.
Essays on American Humor
Author: Walter Blair
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299136246
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Walter Blair was the literary scholar who almost single-handedly gave the study of American humor significance in the academic world. By categorizing the writings of American literary humorists into such diverse styles as the Old Southwest, Local Color, and Literary Comedian humor -- each having serious social import--Blair abolished the notion that they were all practicing the same kind of intellectual irreverence. Moving through more than six decades of Walter Blair's works, Essays on American Humor: Blair through the Ages provides a comprehensive introduction to the discipline he developed. Hamlin Hill has selected and ordered this collection to show the scope of Blair's expertise, which encompasses the careers of tall-tale characters like Baron Munchausen as well as the achievements of such real-life humorists as E. B. White. The pieces range in time from Blair's introduction to the 1928 edition of Julia A. Moore's poetry to his 1989 introduction to a work commemorating Davy Crockett's two-hundredth anniversary. Historical and biographical essays, source-and-influence studies, and analyses of texts constitute the bulk of the book. An entire section is devoted to discourses on Mark Twain, Blair's major subject.
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299136246
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Walter Blair was the literary scholar who almost single-handedly gave the study of American humor significance in the academic world. By categorizing the writings of American literary humorists into such diverse styles as the Old Southwest, Local Color, and Literary Comedian humor -- each having serious social import--Blair abolished the notion that they were all practicing the same kind of intellectual irreverence. Moving through more than six decades of Walter Blair's works, Essays on American Humor: Blair through the Ages provides a comprehensive introduction to the discipline he developed. Hamlin Hill has selected and ordered this collection to show the scope of Blair's expertise, which encompasses the careers of tall-tale characters like Baron Munchausen as well as the achievements of such real-life humorists as E. B. White. The pieces range in time from Blair's introduction to the 1928 edition of Julia A. Moore's poetry to his 1989 introduction to a work commemorating Davy Crockett's two-hundredth anniversary. Historical and biographical essays, source-and-influence studies, and analyses of texts constitute the bulk of the book. An entire section is devoted to discourses on Mark Twain, Blair's major subject.
The Peck's Bad Boy MEGAPACK ®
Author: George W. Peck
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479402273
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1307
Book Description
After the American Civil War ended, George W. Peck (1840–1916) became a newspaper publisher. His weekly newspaper, "Peck’s Sun," contained Peck’s humorous writings, including his famous semi-autobiographical “Peck’s Bad Boy” stories. Peck died in 1916 at age 75, but his writing continued to win fans for years. The "Peck’s Bad Boy" stories became the basis for several films and a short-lived television show. Included in this volume are: PECK’S BAD BOY AND HIS PA THE GROCERY MAN AND PECK’S BAD BOY PECK’S BAD BOY ABROAD PECK’S BAD BOY WITH THE COWBOYS PECK’S BAD BOY WITH THE CIRCUS PECK’S UNCLE IKE AND THE RED HEADED BOY PECK’S SUNSHINE PECK’S COMPENDIUM OF FUN HOW PRIVATE GEORGE W. PECK PUT DOWN THE REBELLION If you enjoy this volume, please search this ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more entries in the series, collecting great tales of adventure, mystery, science fiction, westerns, ghost stories, and much more. (Sort by publication date to see the most recent additions.)
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479402273
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1307
Book Description
After the American Civil War ended, George W. Peck (1840–1916) became a newspaper publisher. His weekly newspaper, "Peck’s Sun," contained Peck’s humorous writings, including his famous semi-autobiographical “Peck’s Bad Boy” stories. Peck died in 1916 at age 75, but his writing continued to win fans for years. The "Peck’s Bad Boy" stories became the basis for several films and a short-lived television show. Included in this volume are: PECK’S BAD BOY AND HIS PA THE GROCERY MAN AND PECK’S BAD BOY PECK’S BAD BOY ABROAD PECK’S BAD BOY WITH THE COWBOYS PECK’S BAD BOY WITH THE CIRCUS PECK’S UNCLE IKE AND THE RED HEADED BOY PECK’S SUNSHINE PECK’S COMPENDIUM OF FUN HOW PRIVATE GEORGE W. PECK PUT DOWN THE REBELLION If you enjoy this volume, please search this ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more entries in the series, collecting great tales of adventure, mystery, science fiction, westerns, ghost stories, and much more. (Sort by publication date to see the most recent additions.)
Peck's Bad Boy Abroad
Author: George W. Peck
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The following book features a character that the author of this novel is best-known for: Henry "Hennery" Peck, popularly known as Peck's Bad Boy. The character is portrayed as a mischievous prankster, and the phrase "Peck's bad boy" has entered the language to refer to anyone whose mischievous or bad behavior leads to annoyance or embarrassment. Described as "a vicious little swaggerer" and "no more than a callous brute", Hennery's antics were more mean-spirited than those of earlier boyhood characters like Huckleberry Finn.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The following book features a character that the author of this novel is best-known for: Henry "Hennery" Peck, popularly known as Peck's Bad Boy. The character is portrayed as a mischievous prankster, and the phrase "Peck's bad boy" has entered the language to refer to anyone whose mischievous or bad behavior leads to annoyance or embarrassment. Described as "a vicious little swaggerer" and "no more than a callous brute", Hennery's antics were more mean-spirited than those of earlier boyhood characters like Huckleberry Finn.
Peck's Boss Book
Author: George Wilbur Peck
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Peck's Fun
Author: George Wilbur Peck
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
The Utah Industrialist
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Utah
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Utah
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Unity
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Liberalism (Religion)
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Liberalism (Religion)
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa
Author: George W. Peck
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
'Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa' is a juvenile fiction written by George W. Peck. The story unfolds with a young man going into a store, limping and looking discouraged. The store owner asks him what's wrong, and the young man explains that he played a joke on his father and has been limping ever since. He explains that he wrote a note in a fine hand and signed it "Daisy," asking his father to meet him on a street corner at 7:30pm. His father, dressed up, went to all four corners trying to find the person named Daisy. When he found out that he was being pranked, he became outraged at his son's actions.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
'Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa' is a juvenile fiction written by George W. Peck. The story unfolds with a young man going into a store, limping and looking discouraged. The store owner asks him what's wrong, and the young man explains that he played a joke on his father and has been limping ever since. He explains that he wrote a note in a fine hand and signed it "Daisy," asking his father to meet him on a street corner at 7:30pm. His father, dressed up, went to all four corners trying to find the person named Daisy. When he found out that he was being pranked, he became outraged at his son's actions.
Life and Work of the Rev. E.J. Peck Among the Eskimos
Author: Arthur Lewis
Publisher: New York : A.C. Armstrong
ISBN:
Category : Eskimos
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Work of Church of England missionary in eastern Canadian arctic, 1876-1902.
Publisher: New York : A.C. Armstrong
ISBN:
Category : Eskimos
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Work of Church of England missionary in eastern Canadian arctic, 1876-1902.