Gideon Wurdz
Autor von The Foolish Dictionary
Über den Autor
Werke von Gideon Wurdz
Getagged
Wissenswertes
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Charles Wayland Towne
- Geschlecht
- male
Mitglieder
Rezensionen
Statistikseite
- Werke
- 6
- Mitglieder
- 45
- Beliebtheit
- #340,917
- Bewertung
- 3.5
- Rezensionen
- 1
- ISBNs
- 6
Here are a few excerpts from the dictionary for your perusal:
• Diary: An honest autobiography; makes for a good keepsake but a bad give-away
• Hotel: A place where a quest gives up good dollars for bad quarters
• Sailor: A man who makes his living on water but doesn’t touch it once on shore
• Tips: Wages we pay other people’s hired help
Included at the end are small pieces on the postal service, Greek mythology, and jabs at American holidays. It’s a quick book to rifle through and add a bit of old-timey lightness to your day. As an added bonus, it’s in the public domain so you can get it for free. If you’ve got a bit of time and a nostalgic bent, pick it up and have a good time.… (mehr)