Elbow-Room: A Novel Without a Plot

Name: Elbow-Room: A Novel Without a Plot
Author: Charles Heber Clark

By Charles Heber Clark

Open in WeRead

Explore more books like this:

Humour Novels

About This Book

This work collects a series of comic sketches and episodes portraying small-town life through light, innocent humor. Vignettes range from domestic mishaps and eccentric inventions to botched political campaigns, odd legal and civic encounters, and stories involving animals, all rendered in a chatty, anecdotal voice. Recurring motifs probe the value of personal elbow-room and individuality versus social pressure, while the tone remains playful and unsentimental. Each chapter functions as a self-contained farce or observation intended chiefly to amuse.

About the Author

Charles Heber Clark

Charles Heber Clark, often writing under the pseudonym Max Adeler, was an American author known for his humorous and satirical works in the late 19th century. He contributed to literature with a distinctive style that blended wit and social commentary. His notable works include "Elbow-Room: A Novel Without a Plot," which showcases his unique narrative approach, and "Out of the Hurly-Burly; Or, Life in an Odd Corner," reflecting his keen observations of everyday life. Clark's stories often explore the quirks of human nature and society, making him a significant figure in the realm of American humor.