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John Kendrick Bangs was one of the most popular humorists in the 1890's. Most of what he wrote, though very clever, will probably come across as very dated today. One exception is A House-Boat on the Styx. This book is written in the succession of Homer, Virgil, and Dante as a major work on "The Lower Regions". It is reminiscent of Lucian of Samosta and several other ancient writers including Aristophanes. Bangs' story takes place in the afterlife when Napoleon, Washington, Baron Munchausen, Dr. Johnson, Goldsmith, Mark Twain, Kipling and others form a men's club which meets in a plush, luxurious houseboat anchored on the edge of the river Styx. Anyone who likes history and brilliant, satirical wit would enjoy this book. It is a timeless classic.
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Charon, the Ferryman of renown, was cruising slowly along the Styx one pleasant Friday morning not long ago, and as he paddled idly on he chuckled mildly to himself as he thought of the monopoly in ferriage which in the course of years he had managed to build up. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Doctor Johnson, Sir Walter, Queen Elizabeth, Baron Munchausen, Doctor Livingstone, Lord Bacon, New York, Doctor Darwin New!
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Charon, the Ferryman of renown, was cruising slowly along the Styx one pleasant Friday morning not long ago, and as he paddled idly on he chuckled mildly to himself as he thought of the monopoly in ferriage which in the course of years he had managed to build up. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Doctor Johnson, Sir Walter, Queen Elizabeth, Baron Munchausen, Doctor Livingstone, Lord Bacon, New York, Doctor Darwin New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Surprise Me!
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- The Vicar of Wakefield (Oxford World's Classics) by Oliver Goldsmith on page 59
- A House-Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs in Front Matter
- A House-Boat On the Styx by John K. Bangs in Front Matter
- Adam and Eve: The Story of the First Man and Woman (God Loves Me) (God Loves Me Storybooks) by Patricia L. Nederveld on page 36
- Bikey the Skicycle & Other Tales of Jimmieboy by John Kendrick Bangs in Front Matter
- American Authors and Their Homes, Personal Descriptions and Interviews by Francis Whiting Halsey on page 259
- From Pillar to Post: Leaves from a Lecturer's Note Book by John Kendrick Bangs on page 261
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