Bert Leston Taylor

Bert Leston Taylor
Bert Leston Taylor (1866–1921) was an American author, columnist, and poet known for his witty humor and light verse. He gained popularity through his daily newspaper column "A Line-o'-Type or Two," which appeared in the Chicago Tribune and entertained readers with clever wordplay and commentary. Taylor also authored books like "The So-Called Human Race" and "A Penny Whistle," showcasing his humorous perspective on life and human nature. His work left a lasting impact on early 20th-century American satire and light poetry.

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The So-called Human Race

The So-called Human Race

by: Bert Leston Taylor
Bert Leston Taylor (known the country over as “B. L. T.”) was the first of our day’s “colyumists”—first in point of time, and first in point of merit. For nearly twenty years, with some interruptions, he conducted “A Line-o’-Type or Two” on the editorial page of the Chicago . His broad column—broad by measurement, broad in scope, and a bit broad, now and again, in its... more...
A line-o'-verse or two

A line-o'-verse or two

by: Bert Leston Taylor
“And hard by doth dwell, in St. Catherine’s cell, Ambrose, the anchorite old and grey.”—The Lay of St. Nicholas. Ambrose the anchorite old and greyLarruped himself in his lonely cell,And many a welt on his pious peltThe scourge evoked as it rose and fell. For hours together the flagellant leatherWent whacketty-whack with his groans of pain;And the lay-brothers said, with a wag of the... more...