| Author |
Shores, Robert J. (Robert James), 1881-1934 |
| Title |
New Brooms
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 63.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Contents |
A philosophical cook -- A bachelor on women -- On pensioning writers -- A puritan in Bohemia -- An arraignment of originality -- A flattering tribute -- The riddle of a dream -- Beds for the bad -- Is Chesterton a man alive? -- From a hunchback -- From a hotel sponge -- From Sarah Shelfworn -- From Anna Pest -- From Seth Shirtless -- Sartor-psychology -- Mr. Body protests -- On a certain condescension in fashion writers -- Of looking backward -- The literary life -- The poetic license -- The necessity for beggars -- The abuses of adversity -- The science of making enemies -- The fate of Falstaff -- The reward of merit -- The blessings of the blind -- A tale of a mad poet's wife -- The lock-step -- The fruit of fame.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by Charlene Taylor, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
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| Summary |
"New Brooms" by Robert J. Shores is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The essays delve into various aspects of life and society, combining humor and philosophy as the author reflects on topics ranging from the culinary arts to the literary world. The opening portion introduces a character, Bartholomew Buttercake, who presents an insightful and humorous perspective on the relationship between cooking and philosophy, portraying cooking as an artistic expression that reveals character and societal values. The beginning of "New Brooms" sets the tone with a humorous letter addressed to the editor of a magazine, where Bartholomew Buttercake explains his background as a cook and his philosophical musings on human nature as observed through the lens of culinary choices. He shares his belief that the kitchen serves as a unique observatory for understanding people, using cooking not only to nourish others but also as a medium for self-expression and philosophical thoughts. Throughout the opening, Buttercake offers a witty critique of society's values while tying them back to the art of cooking, indicating a blend of humor and thoughtful commentary that characterizes the rest of the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
American essays -- 20th century
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
65583 |
| Release Date |
Jun 10, 2021 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Oct 12, 2022 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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