How to Be a Hermit by American humorist Will Cuppy is a subjective and partly fictional account of Will's adventures as a hermit on Jones's Island in Wisconsin.

How to Be a Hermit or a Bachelor Keeps House is a retelling of Cuppy's time living in a shack on a small island, Jones Island, off Long Island's south shore. Th

A failed dramatist who lost his beloved Jones Island hideaway to the predations of Robert Moses, Will Cuppy (1884-1949) wrote extensively on his life as a hermi

First published in 1988, this book contains entries on famous American Humorists. Humor has been present in American literature, from the beginning, and has dev