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Title: Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin

Author: William H. G. Kingston

Release Date: May 15, 2007 [EBook #21463]

Language: English

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Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin, by William H G
Kingston.

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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.

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VOYAGES AND TRAVELS OF COUNT FUNNIBOS AND BARON STILKIN, BY WILLIAM H G
KINGSTON.

CHAPTER ONE.

"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 Bar