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"Mr. Bangs has caught the spirit of the 'Christmas Carols,' and phrased it in his own style, so well liked in America. Not in a long time have we had Christmas stories so good.... Mr. Bangs' sense of humor never fails, his diction is well liked, and in these tales he has woven a strain of pathos which is not unfitting." (Journal of Education, 1912)

Included in this volume: "Watson!" by Captain A. E. Dingle; The Adventure of the Diamond Necklace, by G. F. Forrest; The Stolen Cigar-Case, by Bret Harte; The Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes, by O. Henry; and Mr. Raffles Holmes, by John Kendrick Bangs.

"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.

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 humorous collection of short tales relating encounters with ghosts.

Delve into a satirical exploration of early biblical events as narrated by the oldest man in recorded history. This unique perspective, filled with humor and wit, brings a whole new light to age-old tales. (Introduction by Matthew Reece)

In Toppleton’s Client, young Hopkins Toppleton Jr. is sent to London to run a law office—one that was never meant to have actual clients. But when an unexpected case lands on his desk, his ambition and eccentricity lead him into a series of absurd, comedic misadventures. Filled with dry wit, satirical humor, and a touch of the supernatural, this lesser-known gem from John Kendrick Bangs is a delightful legal farce that keeps readers entertained from start to finish.

Alice in Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream is a novel by John Kendrick Bangs, first published in 1907 by Doubleday, Page & Co. of New York. Illustrated by Albert Levering, this work serves as a political parody of Lewis Carroll's famous Alice books: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871). In this whimsical tale, Alice finds herself in "Blunderland", also humorously referred to as "Municipal Ownership Country". Here, she encounters familiar characters from Wonderland, including the dormouse, the Mad Hatter, and the Cheshire Cat.