Crankisms

audiobook

Crankisms

by Lisle de Vaux Matthewman

EN·~15 minutes·8 chapters

Chapters

8 total
1

Title Page Text

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Copyright, 1901, by Henry T. Coates & Company.

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3

All rights reserved.

0:38
4

The Crankisms: - text with links

0:27
5

Title Page:

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6

Crankisms - by Lisle de Vaux Matthewman - Pictured - by Clare Victor Dwiggins - * MCMI * HENRY T. COATES & CO. PHILADELPHIA

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7

The Crankisms - Some illustrations have been lightly edited where they overlapped with text or decoration.

14:15
8

The Artist

0:05

Description

A clever collection of bite‑sized reflections, this volume strings together more than a hundred “crankisms” that read like witty sermons aimed at the unsuspecting listener. Each maxim is paired with a modest illustration, giving the words a visual punch that makes the humor linger. The author’s tone is equal parts mischievous and observant, inviting you to spot the target of each pointed observation and to enjoy the gentle provocation that follows.

The pieces toss light on the absurdities of daily life—relationships, social conventions, and the ever‑present gap between intention and result. By phrasing familiar ideas in unexpected ways, the work both entertains and nudges you to reconsider accepted wisdom. It’s an ideal companion for a short commute or a quiet afternoon, offering quick, thoughtful laughs that linger long after the last line has been heard.

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Language

en

Duration

~15 minutes (15K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Louise Hope, Mark C. Orton, Fox in the Stars and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2006-12-05

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

LD

Lisle de Vaux Matthewman

b. 1867

A British-born journalist and humor writer, he is best remembered for witty early-1900s books like Crankisms, Brevities, and Rips and Raps. His work mixes newspaper sharpness with light, comic observation, making him a small but lively figure in turn-of-the-century popular writing.

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