
audiobook
by George V. (George Vere) Hobart
THE SILLY SYCLOPEDIA
To MY AUTOMOBILE.
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS WORK
PREFACE.
APPENDIX. - (This part of the book may be cut out.)
AUTOMOBILES. - A Few Rules of the Road Which, It Is Hoped, Will Speedily Be Adopted By All Automobile Societies.
LITTLE BLASTS OF HOT AIR.
INSOMNIA. - How to Effect a Permanent and Lasting Cure.
WISDOM IS AS WISDOM DOES.
WHIST. - Being a Few Hints How to Play the Game.
A wildly mischievous “reference” book, this tome launches itself like a literary torpedo aimed squarely at seriousness. Its pages overflow with outlandish definitions, tongue‑in‑cheek etymologies and a parade of absurd abbreviations that turn even the simplest word into a comedy act. The author’s voice crackles with the same irreverent energy you’d expect from a cartoonist‑turned lexicographer, inviting you to scroll past the usual facts and embrace the delight of nonsense.
Scattered throughout are frantic diagrams, faux‑scholarly footnotes and playful sidebars that lampoon everything from automobiles to ambition. Readers discover that “absinthe,” “axe‑grinding” and even the humble “automobile” can be re‑imagined as a source of humor rather than dry instruction. If you love wordplay, parody, and the sheer pleasure of literary tomfoolery, this eccentric encyclopedia makes for a wonderfully unpredictable listening adventure.
Full title
The Silly Syclopedia A Terrible Thing in the Form of a Literary Torpedo which is Launched for Hilarious Purposes Only Inaccurate in Every Particular Containing Copious Etymological Derivations and Other Useless Things A Terrible Thing in the Form of a Literary Torpedo which is Launched for Hilarious Purposes Only Inaccurate in Every Particular Containing Copious Etymological Derivations and Other Useless Things
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (89K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Michelle Croyle, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Release date
2005-04-25
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1867–1926
A hugely popular humorist and playwright in the early 1900s, he was best known for the comic "Dinkelspiel" letters and for writing dozens of musical comedies, plays, novels, and songs. His work mixed quick wit, stage savvy, and a sharp feel for popular entertainment.
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