A Book of Burlesques
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- A BOOK OF BURLESQUES By H. L. MENCKEN
- CONTENTS
- I.—DEATH I.—Death. A Philosophical Discussion
- II.—FROM THE PROGRAMME OF A CONCERT II.—From The Programme of a Concert
- III.—THE WEDDING III.—The Wedding. A Stage Direction
- IV.—THE VISIONARY IV.—The Visionary
- V.—THE ARTIST V.—The Artist. A Drama Without Words
- VI.—SEEING THE WORLD VI.—Seeing The World
- VII.—FROM THE MEMOIRS OF THE DEVIL VII.—From the Memoirs of the Devil
- VIII.—LITANIES FOR THE OVERLOOKED VIII.—Litanies for the Overlooked
- I.—For Americanos
- II.—For Hypochondriacs
- III.—For Music Lovers
- IV.—For Hangmen
- V.—For Magazine Editors
- IX.—ASEPSIS IX.—Asepsis. A Deduction in Scherzo Form
- X.—TALES OF THE MORAL AND PATHOLOGICAL X.—Tales of the Moral and Pathological
- I.—The Rewards of Science
- II.—The Incomparable Physician
- III.—Neighbours
- IV.—From the Chart
- V.—The Interior Hierarchy
- CLASS II
- CLASS III
- CLASS IV
- CLASS V
- CLASS VI
- XI.—THE JAZZ WEBSTER XI. The Jazz Webster
- XII.—THE OLD SUBJECT XII.—The Old Subject
- XIII.—PANORAMAS OF PEOPLE XIII.—Panoramas of People
- I.—Men
- II.—Women
- III.—Babies
- XIV.—HOMEOPATHICS XIV.—Homeopathics
- 1. Scene Infernal.
- 2. The Eternal Democrat.
- 3. The School of Honor.
- 4. Proposed Plot For a Modern Novel.
- 5. Victory.
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