Coffee and Repartee

John Kendrick Bangs (1862 - 1922)

First released in 1893, Coffee And Repartee is a collection of breakfast chats at a gentlemen's boarding house run by a Mrs. Smithers. Here these fellows repeatedly face questions and proclaimations of an inhabitant they call The Idiot. The discussions sound friendly under pretense, but are really sly battles of ribald wit and cunning charm, as well as rather offensive remarks during a time period considered by many to favour a height of refined etiquette. The Idiot spars well, but will the other residents get the better of him? (Summary by Morlock)

Genre(s): General Fiction, Humorous Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapter I Daryl Wor
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Play 02 Chapter II Daryl Wor
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Play 03 Chapter III Daryl Wor
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Play 04 Chapter IV Daryl Wor
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Play 05 Chapter V Daryl Wor
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Play 06 Chapter VI Daryl Wor
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Play 07 Chapter VII Daryl Wor
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Play 08 Chapter VIII Daryl Wor
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Play 09 Chapter IX Daryl Wor
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Play 10 Chapter X Daryl Wor
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Play 11 Chapter XI Daryl Wor
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Play 12 Chapter XII Daryl Wor
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Play 13 Chapter XIII Daryl Wor
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