Published in Cleveland in 1882, these short biographical sketches profile the comic writers then filling American newspapers and lecture halls. Mark Twain comes first, followed by Artemus Ward, Max Adeler, M. Quad, Josh Billings, Major Jones, Eli Perkins and others, each portrait seasoned with samples of the humorist’s own jokes and stories.
A period snapshot of the golden age of American newspaper humour. Download the free EPUB.