A Romance--The Conscript

Charles Farrar Browne was an American writer, one of the brightest and most popular humorous men of 19th-century, known under his pen name Artemus Ward. His literature works included tricks of language, burlesques and parodies, jokes and humor, made him the favorite author of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and important figure in the world of literature.

A humorous short story “A Romance --The Conscript” was written in 1860 and entered in the collection “Works of Artemus Ward”.  Together with other stories, this one is characterized by amusing characters, grotesque, fractured grammar and pointed humor, that will be pleasant for fans of satire. 

We present you the fun short story, written by one of the world’s most popular satirists. Enjoy the reading.