John Neal

Great Mysteries and Little Plagues

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Produktbeschreibung

"Great Mysteries and Little Plagues" by John Neal offers a humorous and insightful glimpse into the world of childhood. This collection of short stories and anecdotes presents a satirical yet affectionate portrayal of children and their often perplexing behavior. Exploring the "mysteries" of youth and the minor "plagues" they inflict on the adults around them, Neal's work provides timeless observations on human nature. The essays, filled with facetiae and gentle mockery, will resonate with anyone who has experienced the joys and tribulations of raising or simply observing children. Discover a literary treasure ripe with wit and charm, and appreciate Neal's unique perspective on a universal subject. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 84
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 132g
• ISBN-13: 9781023341394
• ISBN-10: 1023341395
• Artikelnr.: 74115632

Autorenporträt

John Neal was an American author, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist. Between the 1810s and 1870s, he gave lectures and wrote essays, novels, poetry, and short tales in the United States and Great Britain, advocating American literary nationalism and regionalism at their inception. Neal contributed to the creation of American art, battled for women's rights, championed the abolition of slavery and racial prejudice, and helped establish the American gymnastics movement. Neal, the first American novelist to employ natural diction and a pioneer of colloquialism, coined the phrase "son-of-a-bitch" in a work of fiction. He achieved his greatest literary achievements between 1817 and 1835, when he was America's first daily newspaper columnist, the first American to be published in British literary journals, the author of the first history of American literature, America's first art critic, a short story pioneer, a children's literature pioneer, and a precursor to the American Renaissance.