Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Published: November 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9781414263106
Subjects: Humour; Humor; Fiction; USA; Form - Essays
First sentence: More than half a dozen years have passed since Mr. Andrew Lang, startled for once out of his customary light-heartedness, asked himself, and his readers, and the ghost of Charles Dickens-all three powerless to answer-whether the dismal seriousness of the present day was going to last forever; or whether, when the great wave of earnestness had rippled over our heads, we would pluck up heart to be merry and, if needs be, foolish once again.