Publisher's Synopsis
The Complete Works of Artemus Ward is a collection of humorous essays and sketches written by the American writer and humorist, Artemus Ward. The book includes a variety of works, ranging from satirical pieces on politics and society to comical stories and anecdotes. Ward's writing style is characterized by his use of exaggerated and absurd situations, as well as his clever wordplay and witty observations. The book is a comprehensive collection of Ward's works, including his most famous pieces such as ""The Babes in the Wood"" and ""The Mormon Prophet."" The Complete Works of Artemus Ward is a must-read for fans of American humor and satire, and offers a unique insight into the cultural and political landscape of the 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.
