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The Art of Amusing

The Art of Amusing

by Frank Bellew

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Author
Bellew, Frank, 1828-1888
Title
The Art of Amusing Being a Collection of Graceful Arts, Merry Games, Odd Tricks, Curious Puzzles, and New Charades. Together with Suggestions for Private Theatricals, Tableaux, and All Sorts of Parlor and Family Amusements.
Credits
Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
GV: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure
Subject
Tricks
Category
Text
eBook-No.
40309
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40309
Release Date
July 23, 2012
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THREE VALUABLE BOOKS. — the Art of Amusing . — BEING A COLLECTION OF GRACEFUL ARTS, MERRY GAMES, ODD TRICKS, CURIOUS PUZZLES, AND NEW CHARADES. TOGETHER WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR PRIVATE THEATRICALS, TABLEAUX, AND ALL SORTS OF PARLOR AND FAMILY AMUSEMENTS.
  2. 2.By FRANK BELLEW. — WITH NEARLY 150 ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE AUTHOR. — NEW YORK: Carleton, Publisher, 413 Broadway. London: S. Low, Son & Co. MDCCCLXVI.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.CHAPTER I.
  5. 5.CHAPTER II.
  6. 6.CHAPTER III.
  7. 7.CHAPTER IV.
  8. 8.CHAPTER V.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VI.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VII. — AUNTY DELLUVIAN GIVES A PARTY.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VIII.
  12. 12.CHAPTER IX.
  13. 13.CHAPTER X.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XI.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XII.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIII.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIV.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XV. — BULLYWINGLE THE BELOVED; — A DRAMA IN ONE ACT.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVI.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVII.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XIX.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XX. — RED FIRE. — GREEN FIRE.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXI.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXII.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXIII.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIV.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXV.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXVI. — RECEIPT.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVII.
  31. 31.CARPET. — A CHARADE IN THREE ACTS. — ACT I. Car ——. — ACT II. —— Pet. — ACT III. Carpet. — THE END OF CARPET.
  32. 32.CATASTROPHE. — A CHARADE IN FOUR ACTS. — ACT I. Cat. — ACT II Ass. — ACT III. Trophy. — ACT IV. Catastrophe.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXVIII. — THE LAST ACT OF THE PLAY. — THE WORSHIP OF BUD. — THE END. — N E W B O O K S And New Editions Recently Issued by CARLETON, PUBLISHER, NEW YORK, 418 BROADWAY, CORNER OF LISPENARD STREET

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