Old Times and New: Or, a Few Raps Over the Knuckles of the Present Age (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Julius Schnap

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 048352963X ISBN 13: 9780483529632

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Old Times and New: A witty tour through a sunlit past and a perplexing present

This volume presents Hans Van Garretson, a pint-sized Dutch commentator, as he wanders a changing New Amsterdam and weighs the mood of modern life with sharp humor and sly observations. It blends satire, travelogue, and comic meditation to tease out what time does to people, places, and pride.

In these pages, readers meet a narrator who calls out fashion, politics, and progress with a twinkle and a shove. The book mixes Preface and chapters that pivot between a playful dream-vision and pointed social commentary. The result is a lively, sometimes topical look at culture through a classic, comic lens.

• Humor rooted in character: a tiny forceful hero and his outsized opinions.
• A tour of a historic Dutch community, its church, and the city’s evolution.
• Witty reflections on change, memory, and the pace of modern life.
• Satirical disquisitions on technology, society, and human folly.

Ideal for readers who enjoy historical satire, character-driven humor, and early American literary wit.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 048352963X
• ISBN 13: 9780483529632
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 106