Broad Grins Comprising, With New Additional Tales in Verse, Those Formerly Publish'd Under the Title "My Night-Gown and Slippers."

"Broad Grins" by George Colman, is a collection of funny poems and stories from the early 1800s. The book, which was first called "My Night-Gown and Slippers," now has even more tales in verse. It probably shows what society was like back then, making fun of people's weird habits and silly mistakes in a funny way. There are all sorts of characters and places in the book, from the society of the time to people from history. For example, "The Knight and the Friar" is about a knight named Sir Thomas Erpingham who is bored after coming home from war, so he gets married, but then his wife gets into a funny scandal with a friar. Another story, "The Newcastle Apothecary," makes fun of doctors and the ridiculous things that happen in medicine. With clever words, fun rhymes, and jokes about what society thinks is normal, Colman's work captures the fun and silliness of life, showing how well he noticed people's behavior and the funny things that can happen every day.