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Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and
by Bill Nye and James Whitcomb Riley
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Title: Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns)
Author: Bill Nye James Whitcomb Riley
Release Date: September 29, 2009 [EBook #30131]
Language: English
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NYE AND RILEY'S
Wit and Humor
(Poems and Yarns)
BY
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY & BILL NYE
Illustrated
BY BARON DE GRIMM, E. ZIMMERMAN, WALT McDOUGALL, AND OTHERS
THOMPSON & THOMAS, CHICAGO.
COPYRIGHT 1900, BY THOMPSON & THOMAS.
COPYRIGHT 1905, BY THOMPSON & THOMAS.
Biographical
Edgar Wilson Nye was whole-souled, big-hearted and genial. Those who knew him lost sight of the humorist in the wholesome friend.
He was born August 25, 1850, in Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine. Poverty of resources drove the family to St. Croix Valley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe. After re