“Speaking of Operations—”
By Irvin S. Cobb (1876–1944)
Illustrated by Tony Sarg (1880–1942)
This book was first published in 1915. Text and illustrations are in the public domain in countries where copyright is “Life + 70” or less, and in the USA.
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Mr. Cobb begins this short essay by noting that everyone loves to talk about their operation to friends and strangers alike, and then proceeds to narrate the wryly humorous details of his own experiences when he went under the knife.
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Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (June 23, 1876 – March 11, 1944) was an American author, humorist, editor, and columnist from Paducah, Kentucky who relocated to New York in 1904 for the remainder of his life, writing for the New York World, The Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, and other newspapers and magazines. Cobb wrote more than 300 short stories and 60 books (most of these being collections of his stories and articles). Some of his works were adapted for film. He was one of America’s most popular humorists during the first third of the twentieth century.
An excerpt:
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Text was obtained from gutenberg.org. Transcription errors were corrected; punctuation, diacritics, and italics formatted; images manually cleaned and enhanced. Embedded font used for titling.
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So read all about it, and enjoy. Remember, you too can complain knowledgeably to your friends about your phantom stitch itch.
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By Irvin S. Cobb (1876–1944)
Illustrated by Tony Sarg (1880–1942)
This book was first published in 1915. Text and illustrations are in the public domain in countries where copyright is “Life + 70” or less, and in the USA.
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Mr. Cobb begins this short essay by noting that everyone loves to talk about their operation to friends and strangers alike, and then proceeds to narrate the wryly humorous details of his own experiences when he went under the knife.
* * * *
Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (June 23, 1876 – March 11, 1944) was an American author, humorist, editor, and columnist from Paducah, Kentucky who relocated to New York in 1904 for the remainder of his life, writing for the New York World, The Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, and other newspapers and magazines. Cobb wrote more than 300 short stories and 60 books (most of these being collections of his stories and articles). Some of his works were adapted for film. He was one of America’s most popular humorists during the first third of the twentieth century.
An excerpt:
Spoiler:
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Text was obtained from gutenberg.org. Transcription errors were corrected; punctuation, diacritics, and italics formatted; images manually cleaned and enhanced. Embedded font used for titling.
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So read all about it, and enjoy. Remember, you too can complain knowledgeably to your friends about your phantom stitch itch.
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