| Author |
Ward, Christopher, 1868-1943 |
| LoC No. |
23014380
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| Title |
The triumph of the nut, and other parodies
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| Alternate Title |
The triumph of the nut, & other parodies
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| Original Publication |
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1923.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Contents |
The triumph of the nut, or Too many marriages -- The flame that failed: Réchaufféd from "The Vehement Flame" -- Blacker oxen, by Gertrude Otherton -- Glimpsing the moon, with an obeisance to Edith Wharton -- The vanishing point, with apologies to "The breaking point" -- Babbit on Sinclair Lewis -- Joseph and the bright shawl -- The judge, or Turning the tea tables, illustrating the influence of Henry James upon an otherwise perfectly good novelist, Rebecca West -- The perils of Peregrine à la Jeffrey Farnol -- One of hers, long after Willa Cather -- Paradise be damned! by F. Scott Fitzjazzer -- The trials of Triona, in Locke step -- Captain Bloodless, an episode, far from Sabatini -- Some freedom! "With a great price ($2.00) obained I This Freedom!" -- Certain people of no importance, not by Kathleen Norris -- The blunderer of the Wasteland, by Jane Grey -- The dry land, another kind of "Waste Land" inspired by T.S. Eliot.
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| Credits |
Richard Tonsing, Charlene Taylor, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
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| Summary |
"The Triumph of the Nut" by Christopher Ward is a collection of parodies written in the early 20th century. This humorous work features a variety of satirical tales that poke fun at contemporary literature and societal norms through clever and inventive characters. The opening story introduces John Webster, whose life takes a surreal twist as he begins to perceive the women in his life not as individuals but as houses, leading him on a bizarre quest for personal liberation. At the start of the book, we meet John Webster, an inventor of washing machines, who unexpectedly experiences a whimsical mental shift. He humorously concludes that the women around him—including his wife and stenographer—are actually houses, prompting him to inspect and evaluate their worth like a real estate agent. As Webster contemplates his new worldview, he decides he no longer loves his wife and seeks to pursue a relationship with Natalie, his stenographer. His absurd yet comical declaration of love and desire for freedom from marriage is juxtaposed with his increasingly eccentric behavior, including his naked musings about writing and life, all while leading to an inevitable and ridiculous conclusion of self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections
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| Subject |
Parodies
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
74533 |
| Release Date |
Oct 6, 2024 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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