Gullible's Travels

Gullible's Travels is a satirical novel by Ring Lardner, originally published in 1917. The book follows the travels of a naive and gullible young man named Lemuel Pitkin, who sets out on a journey to become a successful businessman. Along the way, he encounters a variety of con artists, swindlers, and other unsavory characters who take advantage of his trusting nature.As Lemuel travels from town to town, he falls victim to a series of scams and schemes, including a fake land deal, a rigged election, and a fraudulent religious revival. Despite these setbacks, Lemuel remains optimistic and determined to succeed, even as his fortunes continue to dwindle.Through Lemuel's misadventures, Lardner skewers the greed and corruption of American society in the early 20th century. The novel is filled with colorful characters and witty dialogue, and offers a sharp critique of the American Dream and the pursuit of wealth at any cost.Overall, Gullible's Travels is a biting satire that remains relevant today, and a must-read for anyone interested in American literature or social commentary.The Poinciana station's a couple hundred yards from one end o' the hotel, and that means it's close to five miles from the clerk's desk. By the time we'd registered and been gave our key and marathoned another five miles or so to where our room was located at, I was about ready for the inquest. But the Missus was full o' pep and wild to get down to breakfast and look over our stable mates. She says we would eat without changin' our clo'es; people'd forgive us for not dressin' up on account o' just gettin' there.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.