Mr. Munchausen

by John Kendrick Bangs

Overview

Reproduction of the original: Mr. Munchausen by John Kendrick Bangs

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481086486
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	11/24/2012
Pages:	78
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.19(d)

About the Author

John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 - January 21, 1922) was an American author, humorist, editor and satirist.He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis Nehemiah Bangs was a lawyer in New York City, as was his brother, Francis S. Bangs.He went to Columbia College from 1880 to 1883 where he became editor of Columbia's literary magazine, Acta Columbia, and contributed short anonymous pieces to humor magazines. After graduation in 1883 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in Political Science, Bangs entered Columbia Law School but left in 1884 to become Associate Editor of Life under Edward S. Martin. Bangs contributed many articles and poems to the magazine between 1884 and 1888. During this period, Bangs published his first books.

Table of Contents

EDITOR’S APOLOGY and DEDICATION.. 7

I ENCOUNTER THE OLD GENTLEMAN.. 13

THE SPORTING TOUR OF MR. MUNCHAUSEN.. 21

THREE MONTHS IN A BALLOON.. 32

SOME HUNTING STORIES FOR CHILDREN.. 40

THE STORY OF JANG.. 49

HE TELLS THE TWINS OF FIREWORKS. 58

SAVED BY A MAGIC LANTERN.. 68

AN ADVENTURE IN THE DESERT.. 78

DECORATION DAY IN THE CANNIBAL ISLANDS. 87

MR. MUNCHAUSEN’S ADVENTURE WITH A SHARK.. 95

THE BARON AS A RUNNER.. 104

MR. MUNCHAUSEN MEETS HIS MATCH.. 114

WRIGGLETTO.. 124

THE POETIC JUNE BUG, TOGETHER WITH SOME REMARKS ON THE GILLYHOOLY BIRD 134

A LUCKY STROKE 144

Editorial Reviews

"Bangs cleverly connected the new adventures of Baron to his ‘Hades’ series by presenting the Baron as a dead member residing at Hades and presenting the stories as originally published in the Sunday edition of ‘Gehenna Gazette’, a newspaper from Hades."

hese stories often will feel like those yarns spun by a jovial uncle or a grandfather figure aimed at keeping his young listeners riveted with amusement and intrigue.

Absolutely loved these tall tales of ridiculous wild adventures by Mr Munchausen!

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