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Off-Hand Sketches A Little Dashed With Humor
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- Book Synopsis
- Off-hand sketches: A little dashed with humor presents observations sharpened by insight into social expectations, personal transformation, and human contradiction. The sketches subtly explore how ideals are tested in unfamiliar or unreceptive settings, using moments of discomfort or irony to reflect broader tensions. Rather than focusing on personal journeys, the work builds awareness of everyday encounters where values are examined against indifference, cultural inertia, or rigid customs. The narrative emphasizes the quiet persistence of principle even when recognition is withheld, turning attention to how conviction can function in silence or solitude. Through layered scenes, the book draws attention to the cost of moral engagement in an unreceptive world, making clear that change often begins in unnoticed or uncelebrated effort. Without relying on overt conflict, it reveals how social dynamics resist newcomers, ideas, or reform while slowly shaping them in return. Humor plays a careful role, not to undermine gravity but to soften its expression, reminding the reader that even sincere effort is often met with absurdity.
- About The Author
- Timothy Shay Arthur, commonly known as T.S. Arthur, was a prominent American writer in the 19th century, best remembered for his influential works that addressed social issues of the time. Born on June 6, 1809, in Newburgh, New York, Arthur gained widespread recognition for his temperance novel Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There, which played a significant role in shaping public opinion against alcohol consumption. The novel vividly illustrated the destructive effects of alcohol, helping to advance the temperance movement in the United States. Arthur's writing often explored themes of morality, social reform, and the challenges facing individuals in their personal lives, particularly in relation to family and society. Throughout his career, Arthur wrote numerous novels, short stories, and articles that addressed issues such as domestic life, personal virtue, and the importance of moral responsibility. He passed away on March 6, 1885, at the age of 75 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, leaving behind a legacy of socially conscious literature that continues to be remembered for its impact on American culture and reform movements.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9789371462105
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Double 9 Books, (01 June 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 138
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 216 x 140 x 8 mm
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