Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others vous invite à rire avec les fantômes ! Découvrez les rencontres hilarantes de John Kendrick Bangs avec des esprits farceurs.

Découvrez The Idiot, un recueil de nouvelles satiriques où l'humour et l'absurde règnent en maîtres dans une pension de famille loufoque.

In the quaint town of Yonkers, amidst the bustling streets and curious inhabitants, resides the enigmatic figure of John Kendrick Bangs. With his sharp wit and penchant for the absurd, Bangs weaves a tale of domestic chaos and social satire in his masterpiece, "The Idiot at Home." Prepare to embark on a hilarious and thought-provoking journey as Bangs exposes the absurdities of everyday life through the misadventures of his hapless protagonist. From his struggles with household chores to his encounters with eccentric neighbors, Bangs's "Idiot" will leave you questioning the sanity of the mundane and the wisdom of the foolish.

In the quaint town of Cheeryble, where laughter echoes through the streets, a chorus of voices unites in "Songs of Cheer." John Kendrick Bangs weaves a tapestry of heartwarming tales, each a testament to the indomitable spirit of its inhabitants. From the mischievous antics of the town's mayor to the poignant love story of a young couple, these songs celebrate the joys, sorrows, and triumphs that make life in Cheeryble a symphony of laughter, tears, and unwavering optimism. Prepare to be swept away by the infectious melodies and unforgettable characters that populate this literary masterpiece.

In the heart of summer's embrace, "The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - July" blooms with wit and wisdom. John Kendrick Bangs' poetic tapestry weaves through the month, offering a daily dose of cheer and contemplation. From the playful musings on "The Fourth" to the poignant reflections on "The End of the Month," each verse captures the essence of July's vibrant spirit. Let Bangs' words be your companion, illuminating the days with a touch of whimsy and a dash of inspiration.

Great Caesar's ghost and shades of A Christmas Carol! Stories - some ghostly, some Christmas, some humorous, some all three -- twelve of them by a master story teller and humorist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

The author has discovered for us in this volume the present stopping place of that famous raconteur of dear comic memory, the late Hieronymous Carl Friederich, sometime Baron Munchausen, and he transmits to us some further adventures of this traveler and veracious relater of merry tales. There are about a dozen of these tales, and, judging by Mr. Bangs' recital of them, the Baron's adventures on this mundane sphere were no more exciting than those he has encountered since taking the ferry across the Styx. Mr. Bangs proves himself well worthy of the task of reintroducing this merry old wag to modern fun-lovers, and in selecting from the tales the Baron has related to him he has chosen with an eye to the humorous which is unfailing in its clearness and keenness of perception.

There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was published with one of Bangs' poems for each day. This project covers the month of December.

There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was published with one of Bangs' poems for each day. This project covers the month of November.

The Enchanted Typewriter is a collection of short stories by the American author John Kendrick Bangs, written in 1899 in the style that has become known as Bangsian fantasy. Bangs attributes many of the stories to the late James Boswell, who has become an editor for a newspaper in Hades, and who communicates with the author by means of an old typewriter. The fantasy stories in this book are part of the author's Hades series, named for the stories' setting.

John Kendrick Bangs was an American author and satirist, and the creator of modern Bangasian Fantasy, the school of fantasy writing that sets the plot wholly or partially in the afterlife. Plot summary: J K Bangs has taken Alice from Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" and lets her on a boring day travel with the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, the Cheshire Cat and the other of Carroll's familiar characters to Blunderland. The story is a well written Satire, a witty, humorous tale of adventure and city politics, a tale of Alice in a land where nothing is as it should be.

There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was published with one of Bangs' poems for each day. This project covers the month of February. - Summary by Carolin

There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was published with one of Bangs' poems for each day. This project covers the month of January.

This sequel to Bangs' A House-Boat on the Styx continues the "thought-experiment" of bringing various historical and fictional figures together, detailing the adventures of the ladies of Hades after they are kidnapped by pirates and the attempts of the Associated Shades to retrieve their house-boat.

First released in 1893, Coffee And Repartee is a collection of breakfast chats at a gentlemen's boarding house run by a Mrs. Smithers. Here these fellows repeatedly face questions and proclaimations of an inhabitant they call The Idiot. The discussions sound friendly under pretense, but are really sly battles of ribald wit and cunning charm, as well as rather offensive remarks during a time period considered by many to favour a height of refined etiquette. The Idiot spars well, but will the other residents get the better of him?

There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was published with one of Bangs' poems for each day. This project covers the month of June.

A pre-eminent legal firm gets far more than it bargained for when it hires the son of its late senior partner, Hopkins Toppleton, Sr., simply to retain the illustrious family name on the company masthead. Knowing Jr. is a loose cannon, their strategy is to pack him off to the UK to head up a European branch of the firm - a branch they have no intention of sending work. The unwitting Hopkins Toppleton, Jr. is, however, determined to make his mark.

"This book is a story about ""Being the Remarkable Adventures of a Boy with a Lively Imagination"" - Summary by John Kendrick Bangs"

New York-born John Kendrick Bangs was associate editor and then editor of Life and Harper magazines, eventually finding his way into the Humour department. Here he began to write his own satire and humour. Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others is a delightfully humourous collection of short tales relating encounters with ghosts. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)

New York born John Kendrick Bangs was associate editor and then editor of Life and Harper magazines, eventually finding his way into the Humour department. Here he began to write his own satire and humour. Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others is a delightfully humourous collection of short tales relating encounters with ghosts.

The Idiot is anything but, yet his fellow boarders at Mrs. Smithers Pedagog's home for single gentlemen see him as such. His brand of creative thought is dismissed as foolishness yet it continues to get under their skin, because when you're beneath contempt you can say what you please. - This is the first of John Kendrick Bangs' "Idiot" books and was published by Harper and Brothers in 1895.