Everybody's Book of English Wit and Humour (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Everybody's Book of English Wit and Humour "English Wit and Humour" is a compilation of some of the best specimens of wit and humour contained in the language, and the most brilliant examples of wit will be found, upon examination, to have been those which were unpremeditated, and which were the result of the contact of two minds upon an unexpected subject, while the best specimens of humour will be seen to be those in which the humour is unconscious. One example of the latter came to the notice of the compiler after the text of this booklet was printed, and which is too good to be lost. He was talking to the manager of a large bookselling establishment in London, when one of the assistants, who had been asked by a customer for a child's book, took up a copy of "Robinson Crusoe, " and said to the manager, "Please, sir, is this a Child's Book?" The latter admitted that this was hard on the literary talent of the establishment. But, reader, pass in! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.