Life's Minor Collisions by Frances Lester Warner and Gertrude Chandler Warner

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Author Warner, Frances Lester, 1888-
Author Warner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979
Title Life's Minor Collisions
Note Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Contents Love's minor frictions -- Boston streets -- To horse -- Wheels and how they go round -- The will to boss -- More to it than you'd think -- Trio impetuoso -- The return of A, B, C -- Understanding the healthy -- Carving at table -- The feeling of irritation.
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Summary "Life's Minor Collisions" by Frances Lester Warner and Gertrude Chandler Warner is a collection of humorous essays written in the early 20th century. The book explores the everyday frictions and challenges between individuals and their relationships with family, society, and circumstances, addressing themes of adjustment and tension. Through relatable anecdotes and observations, the authors aim to depict how minor disagreements and misunderstandings can arise in daily life while also highlighting connections and the importance of understanding one another. The opening of the book introduces the concept of "minor collisions," illustrating how small irritations in familial or social interactions can manifest humorously and poignantly. In the first chapter, titled "Love's Minor Frictions," specific examples are shared about the different rhythms and paces of life within a household, such as a punctual wife juxtaposed against her tardy husband. The chapter portrays their struggles with timing and the resulting domestic humor, alongside various family dynamics that surface when minor disagreements arise. This sets a lighthearted yet thoughtful tone for the essays to follow, promising readers an examination of human nature and relationships through clever and relatable storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Family life
Subject Conduct of life
Subject American essays -- 20th century
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EBook-No. 37899
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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