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This book can be seen as a prime example for Bangsian fantasy -a genre, which concerns the use of famous literary or historical individuals in plots and their interactions set partially or wholly in the afterlife and the rich and intelligent comedy that permeates the narration will leave the reader chucking with pleasure. The book begins by introducing the reader to the arrival of a spanking new houseboat on the Styx, the river that separates Earth and the Underworld. Charon who is the usual ferryman of the Styx is appointed as the new janitor for this houseboat by Associated Shades - one of the swankiest organizations in the Hades made up of every famous historical and mythical figures who has ever died and gone to Styx - and the houseboat is made into a permanent clubhouse for its members. The club has such luminaries from history like Sir Walter Raleigh, Cassius, Demosthenes, Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, Confucius, William Shakespeare and even Baron Munchausen as its members. And from this setting of a houseboat club thriving with ghosts of historical figures, John Kendrick Bangs creates 11 hilarious short stories, which will remind one of the Drones club and Anglers Rest stories from P.G. Wodehouse. The stories dont have any central theme and relies heavily on dialog-based humor than situational ones as in each chapter the author pits some of the heavyweights of human history in to laughter evoking verbal jostling as they discuss various topics. The verbal comedy, which Bangs generates while bringing historical figures into hypothetical conversations where they take a dig at each other, is seriously of first-class quality and will leave the reader laughing out loud. Members of the clubhouse often making jokes about Shakespeares works being ghostwritten by other authors and Baron Munchausen entertaining the club members with his incredible tall tales are two recurring and amusing scenarios with in these stories. The last short story of the book describes the mysterious disappearance of the clubhouse on the houseboat, which sets the stage ready for the sequel Pursuit of the House-Boat. When originally published in 1895, House-Boat on the Styx was immensely popular and was among the bestsellers in 1896. The book was followed by 2 sequels The Pursuit of the House-Boat and The Enchanted Type-Writer with both of them being bestsellers and I look forward eagerly to read them both. Like other works from John Kendrick Bangs, House-Boat on the Styx is loaded full of rich and insightful sharp wit. A classic made out of a perfect potpourri of fantasy, brilliant satire, shades of philosophy and Greek mythology, which makes perfect material for immensely enjoyable lighthearted reading. An interesting trivia about this book: Alan Moore fans will recognize this houseboat from John Kendrick Bangs, as it is the same one, which Moore presents in his graphic novel Promethea. Free Audio Books Audiobook Treasury EDYL - The Reading Department by Mark Capell (Free Audio Book) 20000 Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne (Free Audio Book) 365 Foreign Dishes by Anonymous (Free Top 10 Boating Songs GAC Summertime is in full swing and what better way to beat the heat than on a boat with good friends and good music? Here are the Top 10 Boating Songs according to Category:19th-century American novels - Wikipedia Pages in category "19th-century American novels" The following 200 pages are in this category out of 248 total This list may not reflect recent changes (previous Humor (Bookshelf) - Gutenberg Anstey F 1856-1934 Links for F Anstey: Wikipedia The talking Horse and Other Stories Baboo Jabberjee BA The Brass Bottle The Tinted Venus Series - ManyBooks SUBSCRIBE TO MANYBOOKS FREE EBOOKS Join 150000+ fellow readers! Get Free eBooks and book bargains from ManyBooks in your inbox Discombobulate Define Discombobulate at Dictionarycom Discombobulate definition to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers See more 18 Fairhope Bed and Breakfast Inns - Fairhope AL Fairhope Bed and Breakfast Inns Fairhope bed and breakfast travel guide for romantic historic and adventure b&b's Browse through the iLoveInnscom database of Styx - Boat On The River - YouTube Music video by Styx performing Boat On The River (C) 1979 A&M Records Charon Define Charon at Dictionarycom Charon definition Classical Mythology the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx See more John Kendrick Bangs - Wikipedia Works by John Kendrick Bangs at Project Gutenberg; Works by or about John Kendrick Bangs at Internet Archive; Works by John Kendrick Bangs at LibriVox (public domain
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