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Cobb, Irvin S.: One Third Off (illus). v1. 15 Sep 2017
One Third Off
By Irvin S. Cobb (1876–1944) Illustrated by Tony Sarg (1880–1942) This book was first published in 1921. Text and illustrations are in the public domain in countries where copyright is “Life + 70”ť or less, and in the USA. ----------------- In this long essay, the author's experiences and sufferings while he attempts to lose weight are chronicled in hilarious detail. Helpful advice is included at no extra charge. * * * * 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:
--------------- Text was obtained from gutenberg.org, illustrations from the Internet Archive and Hathi Trust. Transcription errors were corrected; punctuation, diacritics, and italics formatted; images manually cleaned and enhanced. Embedded font used for titling. --------------- So give this a try --- if you ever had similar experiences, you can sympathize; or if not, you can read this as escapist fantasy. . This work is assumed to be in the Life+70 public domain OR the copyright holder has given specific permission for distribution. Copyright laws differ throughout the world, and it may still be under copyright in some countries. Before downloading, please check your country's copyright laws. If the book is under copyright in your country, do not download or redistribute this work.
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