Jokes For All Occasions by Anonymous
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About this eBook
| Author | Anonymous |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 22007954 |
| Title |
Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers |
| Note | Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net |
| Summary | "Jokes For All Occasions" by Anonymous is a collection of humorous anecdotes and jokes written in the early 20th century. This work aims to provide a trove of funny stories suitable for various social situations and occasions, underlining the universality of humor across cultures and times. It is designed for anyone wanting to add a light-hearted touch to their conversations or speeches. The opening of the collection includes a preface that discusses the nuances of storytelling and the effective delivery of jokes. It establishes the importance of both brevity and detail in telling anecdotes, as well as the value of practice in honing one's comedic skills. Alongside this guidance, there is an exploration of humor's various forms—its cultural interpretations and universal appeal—setting the stage for the jokes that follow, which are organized by themes to assist narrators in selecting appropriate anecdotes for any number of social contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections |
| Subject | American wit and humor |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 21084 |
| Release Date | Apr 15, 2007 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 2, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 440 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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