Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife (1899)

by Marietta Holley

Overview

Popular humorous novel, first published in 1905. According to Wikipedia: "Marietta Holley (1836-1926), was an American humorist who used satire to comment on U.S. society and politics. Her successful series of "Samantha" books feature the character of Samantha Allen, a wise small-town woman, or "crackerbox philosopher," who goes on adventures in urban America and Europe, and her foolish husband, Josiah Allen. Holley was so skilled with satire and so popular that she was often compared to Mark Twain and Edgar Nye."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455397952
Publisher:	B&R Samizdat Express
Publication date:	11/04/2010
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	973 KB