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The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 2: War

Artemus Ward

FormatEbook
Published2002
Words16,612
LanguageEnglish
Volume2 of 7
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A collection of comic essays and satirical sketches by the nineteenth-century American humorist Artemus Ward (Charles Farrar Browne), gathered under the theme of war. It will interest readers of early American humor and those studying Civil War–era popular writing.
Artemus Ward

Artemus Ward

Charles Farrar Browne was an American humor writer, better known under his nom de plume, Artemus Ward. Ward was the character of an illiterate rube with "Yankee common sense", whom Browne also played in public performances. He is considered to be America's first stand-up comedian. His birth name was Brown but he added the "e" after he became famous.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Portrait: via Wikipedia (see source).

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