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Josh Billings

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Josh Billings


Born
in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, The United States
April 20, 1818

Died
October 14, 1885

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Josh Billings was the pen name of humorist born Henry Wheeler Shaw. He was perhaps the second most famous humor writer and lecturer in the United States in the second half of the 19th century after Mark Twain, although his reputation has not fared so well with later generations.

Average rating: 3.7 · 3,217 ratings · 352 reviews · 69 distinct works
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings

3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1972 — 29 editions
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The Complete Works of Josh ...

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Josh Billings on Ice and Ot...

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 22 editions
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The Bumble Bee

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Everybody's Friend: Josh Bi...

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1978
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Josh Billings: His book

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Josh Billings: his works, c...

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Josh Billings' Wit and Humor

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Josh Billings' Old Farmer's...

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Josh Billings; His Book of ...

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“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”
Josh Billings

“To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.”
Josh Billings

“The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.”
Josh Billings

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