Elbow-Room

by Charles Heber Clark

The professors of sociology in exploring the mysteries of the science of human living have not agreed that elbow-room is one of the great needs of modern civilized society but this may be because they have not yet reached the bottom of things and discovered the truth.

214 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1870

About the author

Wrote novels and humorous fiction, mostly using the pen name Max Adeler.

Most famous for Out of the Hurly Burly. Also remembered for arguments about plagiarism with Mark Twain.

Reviews

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light humor, 1860s style, via short chapters that are self-contained stories but with some recurring characters. True to the subtitle there is no plot. A fun read, it reminded me a bit of Puddleford and Its People written a few years earlier.