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Cupid's Cyclopedia

John Cecil Clay, Oliver Herford

This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and illustrator, John Cecil Clay. Herford’s books were usually short and quite popular in their time. He is a master of the witty remark and joke, i.e., “Many are called but few get up” and “Only the young die good”. Cupid’s Cyclopedia is a jesting alphabetical list of words and their definitions dealing with the course of true love; the book closes with an essay on the same subject entitled “Amoria,” a tongue-in-cheek imaginative travelogue on “the most ancient and honorable country upon the earth’s surface.” The text has many illustrations that make the author’s thoughts more entertaining and often clearer. There is an appendix, but the text indicates that it has been removed. (Summary by David Wales)

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  • August 24 · 1 hr 52 min

    School for Wives-Molière

    This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and illustrator, John Cecil Clay. Herford’s books were usually short and quite popular in their time. He is a master...

  • August 23 · 5 hr 28 min

    Your United States Impressions Of A First Visit-Arnold Bennett

    This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and illustrator, John Cecil Clay. Herford’s books were usually short and quite popular in their time. He is a master...

  • August 22 · 3 hr 27 min

    Goose-Quill Papers-Louise Imogen Guiney

    This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and illustrator, John Cecil Clay. Herford’s books were usually short and quite popular in their time. He is a master...

  • August 21 · 1 hr 22 min

    John Donne's Satires-John Donne

    This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and illustrator, John Cecil Clay. Herford’s books were usually short and quite popular in their time. He is a master...

  • August 20 · 6 hr 16 min

    Kama Sutra-Mallanaga Vatsyayana

    This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and illustrator, John Cecil Clay. Herford’s books were usually short and quite popular in their time. He is a master...

  • August 19 · 3 hr 38 min

    Girl Scout Collection-Various

    This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and illustrator, John Cecil Clay. Herford’s books were usually short and quite popular in their time. He is a master...

  • August 18 · 6 hr 37 min

    In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories-Robert Barr

    This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and illustrator, John Cecil Clay. Herford’s books were usually short and quite popular in their time. He is a master...

  • August 17 · 5 hr 35 min

    Pleasures of Ignorance-Robert Lynd

    This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and illustrator, John Cecil Clay. Herford’s books were usually short and quite popular in their time. He is a master...

  • August 16 · 4 hr 10 min

    Bird Stories from Burroughs-John Burroughs

    This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and illustrator, John Cecil Clay. Herford’s books were usually short and quite popular in their time. He is a master...

  • August 15 · 6 hr 50 min

    Short History of England-G. K. Chesterton

    This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and illustrator, John Cecil Clay. Herford’s books were usually short and quite popular in their time. He is a master...

  • August 11 · 3 hr 11 min

    Treatises On Friendship And Old Age-Marcus Tullius Cicero

    This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and illustrator, John Cecil Clay. Herford’s books were usually short and quite popular in their time. He is a master...

  • August 11 · 8 hr 13 min

    Essays Collection, Vol. 02-Various

    This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and illustrator, John Cecil Clay. Herford’s books were usually short and quite popular in their time. He is a master...

  • August 1 · 6 hr 8 min

    Not That it Matters (Version 2) - A. A. Milne

    Not That it Matters (Version 2) by A. A. Milne invites listeners into a world where the seemingly trivial aspects of life take center stage, revealing the profound in the mundane. This collection of essays showcases Milne's signature wit and keen...

  • June 3 · 1 hr 5 min

    Cupid's Cyclopedia - John Cecil Clay Oliver Herford

    This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and illustrator, John Cecil Clay. Herford’s books were usually short and quite popular in their time. He is a master...

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