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''The Best of Robert Benchley'' showcases the rapier-sharp wit and absurdist humor of one of the 20th century's most influential American humorists, serving as a definitive introduction to the man who was the cornerstone of the Algonquin Round Table, an influential, witty group of New York City writers, critics, and actors—including Dorothy Parker and Robert Benchley himself—who met daily for lunch at the Algonquin Hotel and were known as "The Vicious Circle." Robert Benchley more than all...

In "My Ten Years in a Quandary," Robert C. Benchley delivers a masterful collection of essays that encapsulates the humor, wit, and absurdity of everyday life in early 20th-century America. Written with a distinctive blend of irony and self-deprecation, Benchley employs a conversational style that invites readers into his internal struggles and societal observations. The book offers keen insights into the quirks of human behavior, reflecting the post-World War I disillusionment and the bur...

A brightly appealing collection of inimitable comic essays by a whimsical master of American humor. Originally published in 1921, Of All Things! was the first book by a true American original, one whose charming wit and dry humor, and wry, befuddled, gently exasperated outlook on life can never go out of date.

When Robert Benchley died in 1945, his obituaries read like love-letters from the world. Here is a collection of his short, whimsical, hilarious articles which show why.With befuddled and heroic bewilderment Benchley faces his problems. Among others are the mislaid locomotive, a dachshund who sued for libel, and a songbird who was "out to get" Benchley.It ends with five sizzling chapters of his "Untold Story," starting when, as an innocent young man from the country (Boston),...

Chips off the Old Benchley represents some of the most inspired writing the Old Master ever did; it is Benchley at his best, in his most wayward, unpredictable and hilarious moods!

Robert Benchley's comic collection turns modern life, history, and public spectacle into a nonstop exercise in deadpan absurdity. It opens with mock-serious wit about the "decline of sex," cheerfully mangling science, nature, and psychoanalysis into lessons for young men, then widens its target to intellectual fads, civic irritation, and the urge to explain everything. New York sidewalks become obstacle courses, while Paul Revere's midnight ride is recast as a salesman's business trip for ...

''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; or, David Copperfield'' is a collection of humorous essays by American's great humorist Robert Benchley. The book features essays that often humorously portray an average American struggling with everyday complexities. Benchley had a fertile mind for the use of wordplay. His little works displayed a strong knowledge of puns and farce. The title of the book itself has no actual meaning related to the contents. He just liked the title. His type of humor has vi...

Robert Benchley's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; or, David Copperfield is a delightful and whimsical collection of essays that showcases the humorist's unparalleled wit and absurdist charm. A master of satire and wordplay, Benchley takes readers on a hilarious journey through a wide range of topics, blending the everyday with the bizarre in his inimitable style. From musings on modern inconveniences to absurd reinterpretations of literary classics, Benchley's essays are a brilliant explorat...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Included biography, quotes, review…Made available by 3N CLASSIC BOOKCASE.***This ebook includes:- Love Conquers All - Original and complete content with classic illustration pictures- Robert Benchley Biography- Robert Benchley quotesSynopsis:Sixty-three essays on a variety of topics as wide apart as Family Life in America, Opera Synopses, Bigamy, International Finance and many more, Love Conquers All by ...

''Inside Benchley'' is the celebrated anthology of humorous essays by American writer Robert Benchley first published in 1942. The collection is particularly notable for being illustrated by the artist Gluyas Williams, whose drawings were long considered the perfect visual counterpart to Benchley's wit. The book serves as a "best-of" compilation, featuring around 50 of Benchley's funniest pieces originally written for publications like The New Yorker and Vanity Fair. The essays typically c...

America's great classic master of wit and humor gives us a plethora of hilarity in this collection. Polyp with a Past -- The Young Idea's Shooting Gallery -- Open Bookcases -- How to Sell Goods -- When Not in Rome Why Do As the Romans Did? -- African Sculpture -- "In This Corner-"--"I Am in the Book" -- Hockey Tonight! -- A Good Old-Fashioned Christmas -- The New Wing -- When Genius Remained Your Humble Servant -- Shakespeare Explained -- Gardening Notes -- The Passing of the Orthodox Para...

In ''Pluck and Luck'' there are two main types of Benchley writing here, genre parody and slice-of-life humor. The former are the most unhinged bits of the book, in which popular literary styles of the day and various types of stuffed-shirt academic writing are folded, spindled, and mutilated. The best way to let you know what to expect from these pieces is to think of those monologues Groucho delivers in most of the Marx Brothers movies, then drop Goethe references into one. That's Benchl...