The Funny Philosophers, or Wags and Sweethearts. A Novel

"The Funny Philosophers, or Wags and Sweethearts: A Novel" by George Yellott is a comical story set in the late 1800s, featuring playful debates and romantic mix-ups among young people at a vacation spot; the novel starts with Toney Belton and Tom Seddon humorously arguing about serious ideas, like whether gravity is real, while they watch the love problems of their friends, such as Clarence Hastings and Claribel Carrington. The story includes funny stories and meetings with strange characters, like Captain Bragg and Ned Botts, and even a duel caused by a monkey, all happening during summer parties; this sets a fun tone of making jokes about love, competition, and young people's silly choices to get readers interested in the exciting social life of Bella Vista.