The Complete Works of Artemus Ward - Part 1 (Esprios Classics)

Download or read book The Complete Works of Artemus Ward - Part 1 (Esprios Classics) written by Artemus Ward and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-03 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Farrar Browne (April 26, 1834 - March 6, 1867) was an American humor writer, better known under his nom de plume, Artemus Ward, which as a character, an illiterate rube with "Yankee common sense", Browne also played in public performances. He is considered to be America's first stand-up comedian. His birth name was Brown but he added the "e" after he became famous. Browne was born in Waterford, Maine. He began his career as a compositor and occasional contributor to the daily and weekly journals. In 1858, in The Plain Dealer newspaper (Cleveland, Ohio), he published the first of the "Artemus Ward" series, which, in collected form, achieved great popularity in both America and England.