Mr. Dooley's Philosophy
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About This Book
Finley Peter Dunne (July 10, 1867 – April 24, 1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. In 1898 Dunne published Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War, a collection of his nationally syndicated Mr. Dooley sketches. Speaking with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon, the fictional Mr. Dooley expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub. Dunne's sly humor and political acumen won the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, a frequent target of Mr. Dooley's barbs. Dunne's sketches became so popular and such...
Chapters (41)(click to expand)
- MR. DOOLEY'S PHILOSOPHY
- Illustrated by F. OPPER.
- To the Hennessys of the world who suffer and are silent
- PREFACE
- F. P. D.
- A BOOK REVIEW
- AMERICANS ABROAD
- SERVANT GIRL PROBLEM
- THE TRANSVAAL
- WAR AND WAR MAKERS
- UNDERESTIMATING THE ENEMY
- THE WAR EXPERT
- MODERN EXPLOSIVES
- THE CHINESE SITUATION
- MINISTER WU
- THE FUTURE OF CHINA
- PLATFORM MAKING
- THE YACHT RACES
- POLYGAMY
- PUBLIC FICKLENESS
- KENTUCKY POLITICS
- YOUNG ORATORY
- PUBLIC GRATITUDE
- MARRIAGE AND POLITICS
- ALCOHOL AS FOOD
- HIGH FINANCE
- THE PARIS EXPOSITION
- CHRISTIAN JOURNALISM
- THE ADMIRAL'S CANDIDACY
- CUSTOMS OF KENTUCKY
- A SOCIETY SCANDAL
- DOINGS OF ANARCHISTS
- ANGLO-AMERICAN SPORTS
- VOICES FROM THE TOMB
- The NEGRO PROBLEM
- The AMERICAN STAGE
- TROUBLES OF A CANDIDATE
- A BACHELOR'S LIFE
- THE EDUCATION OF THE YOUNG
- “L'AIGLON”
- CASUAL OBSERVATIONS
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