| Author |
Chace, Howard L., 1897-1982 |
| Illustrator |
Doremus, Hal |
| LoC No. |
56008160
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| Title |
Anguish Languish
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| Note |
Anguish Languish at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguish_Languish
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Credits |
Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
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| Summary |
"Anguish Languish" by Howard L. Chace is a playful and experimental publication written in the mid-20th century. This unique text presents an inventive language game that transforms English phrases into a humorous form called Anguish, where the meanings of words are altered through phonetic substitutions. The book serves as both an entertainment and a linguistic exploration of how words can be manipulated for comedic effect. The content of "Anguish Languish" consists of a collection of whimsical stories and poems that showcase the transformations of familiar sayings and tales into their Anguish counterparts. The book starts with a retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood," humorously renamed "Ladle Rat Rotten Hut," followed by other original stories like "Guilty Looks Enter Tree Beers" and "Center Alley." Each chapter features playful dialogue and absurd scenarios that highlight the versatility and sound play of language, inviting readers to appreciate the cleverness of linguistic creativity while providing a light-hearted reading experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Fairy tales -- Humor
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| Subject |
English language -- Humor
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| Subject |
Nursery rhymes -- Humor
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
64432 |
| Release Date |
Jan 31, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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