The Jolly Roguish Album, or a Collection of Recipes for Making People Laugh

AnonymousProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.8

Word count: 30K words
Chapters: 3

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Album chulo-gaiato ou collecção de receitas para fazer rir by AnonymousAuthor: Anonymous,Language: Portuguese, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: May 4, 2007

Editor's review

An anonymous collection of humorous short pieces in Portuguese, whose title translates roughly as "A Jovial Little Booklet, or a Collection of Recipes for Making People Laugh." It belongs to popular literature that arranges jokes and amusing anecdotes in the form of "recipes." Its value lies not in literary depth but in showing the thematic preferences and wordplay of Portuguese-language popular humor around the nineteenth century, making it useful to readers studying folk humor and the forms of popular publications. The book is short and slight, suited to browsing in fragments: pick a piece at random and read it, with no need to proceed from beginning to end. Because it is a public-domain ebook, the text is preserved as it stands and may carry old spellings and marks of its era; read it in a relaxed spirit of understanding the historical context rather than expecting a modern joke collection. For Portuguese learners it can serve as light extensive reading, offering a feel for old colloquial and playful expression, but it should not be treated as a model of standard language.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Portuguese learners who want light, short material for extensive reading
Readers interested in nineteenth-century popular humor and folk jokes
Enthusiasts studying public-domain ebooks and the forms of popular publications
Fragmentary readers who like to flip through a few pages and read a little at a time

Not a good fit for

Readers expecting dense modern stand-up-style jokes will find the pace dated
Absolute beginners in Portuguese will struggle to appreciate the wordplay
Learners seeking a standard Portuguese textbook or systematic grammar explanations

Reading tips

No need to read straight through; pick a few entries at random each time and stop when done, keeping it light
When you meet old spellings, guess the meaning from pronunciation first and check them together afterward, to avoid constant interruption
Keep a small notebook of amusing expressions to build up old colloquial usage
If using it for Portuguese study, limit each session to ten minutes and focus on tone rather than word-by-word close reading

About the publisher

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FAQ

Is this book a novel or a joke collection?

It is closer to a collection of humorous short pieces and anecdotes arranged as "recipes" than to a novel with a continuous plot. The entries are relatively independent, so you can dip in at random and get a small pleasure from one entry without worrying about missing earlier context.

Can I read it if my Portuguese isn't strong?

You need basic Portuguese reading ability, at least enough to understand short sentences with a dictionary. The book preserves old spellings and period expressions, which can trip up beginners; it is better to build some vocabulary first, or read it alongside a translation.

Why are some spellings different from today's?

This is the result of a public-domain ebook preserving the original text; older Portuguese orthography differs from today's. Treat it as historical language material: when you meet an unfamiliar spelling, guess from pronunciation first and then verify it.

This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.

About the author

Anonymous Author

Anonymous is a collective designation used in English-language publishing for works whose authorship is unknown or unsigned, rather than the real name of a single author. The 716 titles attributed to this name include the Gospel of John, Psalms, Romans, Luke, Philippians, and 1 Corinthians from the World English Bible, as well as the Gospel of John and Psalms from the King James Version. Such texts are mainly religious classics and ancient folk traditions that were copied, translated, and compiled over long periods, making their original authors difficult to trace; they therefore circulated anonymously. Public information is limited, and neither nationality nor dates of birth and death can be confirmed. The significance of anonymity lies in focusing attention on the works themselves rather than on authorial identity, and in reminding readers of the collective and variable nature of texts in transmission.