Women I'M Not Married To
Franklin P. Adams' book Women I'm Not Married To is a collection of humorous essays about the author's experiences with women. Adams, a popular columnist and humorist in the early 20th century, wrote about his encounters with women in a lighthearted and often self-deprecating manner. The book is divided into two sections. The first section is a collection of humorous essays about Adams' experiences with women, including his courtship of a woman he eventually married, his encounters with women in the workplace, and his thoughts on the differences between men and women. The second section is a collection of humorous poems about women, including poems about the women he has loved, the women he has lost, and the women he has yet to meet. Throughout the book, Adams' wit and humor shine through, making it an enjoyable read. His essays and poems are both entertaining and thought-provoking, and they provide an interesting look into the life of a man in the early 20th century.
By Franklin P. Adams · First published 1922 · Genre: Humor, Non-Fiction, Romance · 7 chapters · 3,458 words
First lines
There have been more beautiful girls than Elaine, for I have read about them, and I have utter faith in the printed word. And I expect my public, a few of whom are -- just a second -- more than two and a quarter million weekly, to put the same credence in my printed word. When I said there have been more beautiful girls than Elaine I lied. There haven't been. She was a darb. Blue were her eyes as the fairy flax, her eyebrows were like curved snowdrifts, her neck was like the swan, her face it was the fairest that e'er the sun shone on, she walked in beauty like the night, her lips were like the cherries ripe that sunny walls of Boreas screen, her teeth were like a flock of sheep with fleeces newly washen clean, her hair was like the curling mist that shades the mountain side at e'en, and oh, she danced in such a way no sun upon an Easter day was half so fine a sight! If I may interrupt the poets, I should say she was one pip. She was, I might add, kind of pretty.
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Women I'M Not Married To is listed on Textopian as a short story by Franklin P. Adams, dated 1922 CE.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Franklin P. Adams
- Date: 1922 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Humor, Non-Fiction, Romance, Memoir
- Length: 3,458 words
- Structure: 7 chapters, 63 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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- Humor — The title of the book implies a humorous tone, and the author, Franklin P. Adams, is known for his humorous writing style.
- Non-Fiction — The book is likely to be a collection of essays or stories about the author's experiences with women he is not married to.
- Romance — The book may explore the author's romantic relationships with women he is not married to.
- Memoir — The book may be a memoir of the author's experiences with women he is not married to.
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