The Mighty Street Sweeper by Patrick Moore Sir

The Mighty Street Sweeper by Patrick Moore Sir

Recollecting school escapades, ridding a house of lust, a practical joke misfiring, dealing with a boy's swearing, a talking dog, a woman's take on the Odysseus legend, dogged self-centredness, a suspect solution to the world's problems, bizarre seductions, an afterlife wish granted, a jinxed lover pursuing his beloved. These are some of the themes of the seventeen humorous short stories in Pursuit involving a variety of comic expressions: situational, satirical, burlesque and even the ridiculous. While the impact of humour in the stories is largely attributable to incongruity, or some departure from the 'normal', the stories have more than just entertainment value. They make telling and sometimes poignant observations about the nature of the human condition.

Clement Clarke Moore was an American writer and educator who lived from 1779 to 1863. His poem An Account of a Visit from St. was written in response to a visit from St. The Night Before holiday was initially published anonymously in 1823 and has since become a Christmas classic. The narrative was created for his six children as a Christmas present. Moore died in his summer home in Newport, Rhode Island, where he had lived for most of his life.