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Getting a Laugh and Other Essays

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Frontmatter i
Preface v
Contents vii
Chapter I. GETTING A LAUGH 3
Chapter II. PREJUDICES (AND HILLS) 35
Chapter III. THE WHY AND THE HOW OF SPEECH 66
Chapter IV. TOUSSER ET CRACHER 94
Chapter V. THE LANGUAGE BEAUTIFUL 127
Chapter VI. ON SEEING PEOPLE OFF 157
Chapter VII. DELUSION 188

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Preface v
Contents vii
Chapter I. GETTING A LAUGH 3
Chapter II. PREJUDICES (AND HILLS) 35
Chapter III. THE WHY AND THE HOW OF SPEECH 66
Chapter IV. TOUSSER ET CRACHER 94
Chapter V. THE LANGUAGE BEAUTIFUL 127
Chapter VI. ON SEEING PEOPLE OFF 157
Chapter VII. DELUSION 188

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