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Newspaper

Silver Lake Record

Location

Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1898

Page

8

The Bad Child’s Book of Beasts Reassesses Fun as Medicine

A review compares The Bad Child’s Book of Beasts to Lear and Sandford and Merton, arguing that good hearted humor can curb vanity and childish priggishness. It asserts that laughter at foibles, including one’s own, is a safe, effective antidote to moral self importance and minor mischief.

Sandford Merton

Uncle Brill and the Checker King

An elderly man, Uncle Brill, stalls a stranger in a tavern to play checkers for days, sharing tales as the game drags on. The challenger slowly grinds him down. at daybreak Brill dies with a king on the board, his legend sealed by the relentless match. The scene sits amid a city’s fascination with critics and culture.

Uncle Brill Checkers Uncle Krill Philadelphia

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