Author: PUNCH (JERROLD, DOUGLAS WILLIAM)
Title: Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures
Description: Hartford, CT: S. Andrus & Son, 1954. Early American Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light edge wear, nicking and beginning fraying. The top spine end has chipped mostly away. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There are two previous owner's bookplates (Johnson Brigham and LeRoy V. Brant) . The front endpaper includes an inked previous owner's name. "Douglas William Jerrold (London 3 January 1803 – 8 June 1857 London) was an English dramatist and writer. " Douglas Jerrold is now perhaps better known from his reputation as a brilliant wit in conversation than from his writings. As a dramatist he was very popular, though his plays have not kept the stage. He dealt with rather humbler forms of social world than had commonly been represented on the boards. He was one of the first and certainly one of the most successful of the men who in defence of the native English drama endeavoured to stem the tide of translation from the French, which threatened early in the 19th century to drown original native talent. His skill in construction and his mastery of epigram and brilliant dialogue are well exemplified in his comedy, Time Works Wonders (Haymarket, 26 April 1845). The tales and sketches which form the bulk of Jerrold's collected works vary much in skill and interest; but, although there are evident traces of their having been composed from week to week, they are always marked by keen satirical observation and pungent wit." (from Wikipedia) "First published in Punch in 1845, this book gives Mrs Caudle's incessant petty lectures to her unfortunate husband - enacted in the matrimonial bed at the close of each day when he is compelled to lie and listen. In Mrs Caudle's eyes he can do no right and she lays the blame for all their ills squarely at his feet. Mrs Caudle is adept at inconsistency and her melodramatic talent for turning molehills into mountains means her husband's most innocent acts - from eating out to lending an umbrella - are construed as monstrous deeds that will surely lead their whole family to death and damnation. " (from Goodreads). Very Good .
Keywords: Social Issues Punch Douglas William Jerrold Humor Families Relationships Marriage
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Title: Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures
Description: Hartford, CT: S. Andrus & Son, 1954. Early American Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light edge wear, nicking and beginning fraying. The top spine end has chipped mostly away. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There are two previous owner's bookplates (Johnson Brigham and LeRoy V. Brant) . The front endpaper includes an inked previous owner's name. "Douglas William Jerrold (London 3 January 1803 – 8 June 1857 London) was an English dramatist and writer. " Douglas Jerrold is now perhaps better known from his reputation as a brilliant wit in conversation than from his writings. As a dramatist he was very popular, though his plays have not kept the stage. He dealt with rather humbler forms of social world than had commonly been represented on the boards. He was one of the first and certainly one of the most successful of the men who in defence of the native English drama endeavoured to stem the tide of translation from the French, which threatened early in the 19th century to drown original native talent. His skill in construction and his mastery of epigram and brilliant dialogue are well exemplified in his comedy, Time Works Wonders (Haymarket, 26 April 1845). The tales and sketches which form the bulk of Jerrold's collected works vary much in skill and interest; but, although there are evident traces of their having been composed from week to week, they are always marked by keen satirical observation and pungent wit." (from Wikipedia) "First published in Punch in 1845, this book gives Mrs Caudle's incessant petty lectures to her unfortunate husband - enacted in the matrimonial bed at the close of each day when he is compelled to lie and listen. In Mrs Caudle's eyes he can do no right and she lays the blame for all their ills squarely at his feet. Mrs Caudle is adept at inconsistency and her melodramatic talent for turning molehills into mountains means her husband's most innocent acts - from eating out to lending an umbrella - are construed as monstrous deeds that will surely lead their whole family to death and damnation. " (from Goodreads). Very Good .
Keywords: Social Issues Punch Douglas William Jerrold Humor Families Relationships Marriage
Price: US$ 35.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 41872
- Book number: 41872
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