From Pillar to Post: Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book

"From Pillar to Post: Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book" by John Kendrick Bangs is a funny retelling of a speaker's adventures on the road in the old days. Bangs uses tales and jokes to talk about what it was like being a public speaker and the interesting people he met. The book starts with Bangs telling us how scary it was to give speeches, like the time he was super nervous before a big crowd. He shares funny stories about the stress of talking in front of people, including when the nice Julia Ward Howe helped him feel better. These stories show the reader the funny and important things he realized from meeting different people as he traveled the country.