| Description |
xvi, 559 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 531-546. |
| Contents |
No end of jokes -- "A harmonious human multitude" -- Cast typing -- A national phenomenon -- The reputables -- Subversive -- Two masterpieces -- Tall tales go west -- Changes in the jokelore -- Phunny Phellows -- Mark Twain's chestnut -- Mark Twain pioneers -- The turn on the century, 1895-1905 -- Between World Wars -- Modern Humor |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor -- History and criticism.
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American wit and humor. |
| Added Author |
Hill, Hamlin Lewis, 1931-2002.
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| ISBN |
0195023269 : $17.50 |
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