Gelett Burgess
Frank Gelett Burgess was an American artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist. An important figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary renaissance of the 1890s, particularly through his iconoclastic little magazine, The Lark, and association with The Crowd literary group. He is best known as a writer of nonsense verse, such as "The Purple Cow," and for introducing French modern art to the United States in an essay titled "The Wild Men of Paris." He was the illustrator of the Goops murals, in Coppa's restaurant, in the Montgomery Block and author of the popular Goops books. Burgess coined the term "blurb."
The Rubaiyat of Omar Cayenne
In a world of fickle readers and endless publications, a writer juggles staying true to their art and chasing success, finding humor in the chaos.
By Gelett Burgess
The Heart Line: A Drama of San Francisco
Amidst the decay of San Francisco, a clairvoyant's secrets and a young boy's innocence collide, drawing fortune seekers into a web of mystery and survival.
By Gelett Burgess
More Goops and How Not to Be Them: A Manual of Manners for Impolite Infants
Discover how a group of badly-behaved children demonstrate, through charming, colorful imagery and verse, the importance of good manners.
By Gelett Burgess
Burgess Unabridged: A new dictionary of words you have always needed
Discover a treasure trove of whimsical words crafted to capture the nuances of modern life that traditional dictionaries missed, penned by an author who believed language should be as dynamic and expressive as the world around us.
By Gelett Burgess
War the Creator
A young man's life is forever altered as he faces the brutal truths of war, shattering his innocence and forcing him to confront the depths of loss and transformation.
By Gelett Burgess
The Romance of the Commonplace
Discover how to transform boring, everyday routines into an exciting, joyful adventure by simply changing how you look at the world.
By Gelett Burgess
The White Cat
After a car accident leaves him in a mysterious house with an alluring hostess and her maid, an architect uncovers secrets and desires that could forever alter his life.
By Gelett Burgess
The Picaroons
In a cozy coffee shop, a motley crew of wanderers finds camaraderie as they spin yarns of luck, loss, and life's surprising turns.
By Gelett Burgess
The Goop Directory of Juvenile Offenders Famous for their Misdeeds and Serving as a Salutary Example for all Virtuous Children
Meet the Goops, a bunch of badly behaved kids whose silly misdeeds comically show why it's better to be good.
By Gelett Burgess
Goops and How to Be Them
Discover a world of hilariously bad behavior and learn how to be good with a book full of mischievous characters and playful lessons in manners.
By Gelett Burgess
Have you an educated heart?
Discover the transformative power of empathy as one explores how genuine kindness, born from understanding and consideration, can shape deeper and more meaningful connections with others.
By Gelett Burgess
The Purple Cow!
Prepare to be delighted by a playful verse about a uniquely colored farm animal and the whimsical wish to simply observe its peculiarity rather than embody it.
By Gelett Burgess
Are You a Bromide? The Sulphitic Theory Expounded and Exemplified According to the Most Recent Researches into the Psychology of Boredom, Including Many Well-Known Bromidioms Now in Use
Discover the hilarious truth about whether you're a predictable conformist or a refreshingly original thinker in this exploration of societal types.
By Gelett Burgess