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Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin, by William H G Kingston.
This book is definitely intended for the younger ones. Kingston does not really show how humorous he can be in most of his books, but this book is definitely meant to be funny and succeeds.
Two elderly minor nobles agree that they will set out on a voyage to see the world. They set out on it, but their adventures take them no farther than Holland, which is where they already are. They have various mishaps, and even at one point get separated, only coming together again by chance. The whole thing is so absurd that we can relax and laugh at the adventures of the two noblemen. It is curious, the different mindset one has to have when reading the exploits of a couple of plainly idiotic buffoons, compared with that taken on when reading practically any other book.
The book is illustrated profusely, and we feel you will enjoy reading or listening to it.
VOYAGES AND TRAVELS OF COUNT FUNNIBOS AND BARON STILKIN, BY WILLIAM H G KINGSTON.
"What shall we do with ourselves, my dear Stilkin?" exclaimed Count Funnibos, yawning and stretching out his legs and arms, which were of the longest.
"Do! why, travel," answered Baron Stilkin, with a smile on his genial countenance.
"Travel! what for?" asked the Count, yawning again.
"To see the world, to be sure," answered the Baron.
"The world! why, don't we see it by looking out of the window?" asked the Count.
"That's what many people say, and fancy they know the world when they have looked out of their own windows," observed the Baron.
"Ah, yes, perhaps you are right: you always are when I happen to be wrong, and you differ from me--unless you are wrong also," replied the Count. "But where shall we go?"
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