Publisher's Synopsis
The Complete Works of Artemus Ward is a book that compiles all the writings of the American humorist Charles Farrar Browne, who wrote under the pseudonym Artemus Ward. The book includes his humorous essays, sketches, and letters, as well as his famous comic lectures. Artemus Ward's writing style is characterized by his use of satire, irony, and exaggeration to poke fun at American society and politics. The book also includes a biography of the author and an introduction by his friend and fellow writer, Mark Twain. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward is a must-read for anyone interested in American humor and satire from the mid-19th century.1862. With a biographical sketch by Melville D. Landon (Eli Perkins) and many humorous illustrations. Charles Farrar Browne, writing under the pen name of Artemus Ward, developed a satirical approach that poked fun at his straitlaced contemporaries. In his antebellum columns and letters in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, he gained a reputation as a humorist and a debunker whose pun-ridden, misspelled and ungrammatical accounts made readers, including a war-burdened Abraham Lincoln, laugh. He also became a deadpan-comedian lecturer of renown. The Contents of this volume include: Essays, Sketches and Letters; War; Stories and Romances; To California and Return; The London Punch Letters; Artemus Ward�������s Panorama; and Miscellaneous.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.
