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With razor-sharp wit, this collection dissects the paradoxes of modern life and the follies of the intelligentsia. Seemingly mundane topics are turned inside out to reveal profound spiritual and social truths. The defense of the common man rings loud against the arrogance of experts and fads. A thought-provoking barrage of essays that challenges the reader to see the world with fresh eyes.
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GenreLiterary Classics, Biography and Memoir
Length6 hrs 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
18Anonymity And Further Counsels
2Cockneys And Their Jokes
19On The Cryptic And The Elliptic
3The Fallacy Of Success
20The Worship Of The Wealthy
4On Running After One's Hat
21Science And Religion
5The Vote And The House
22Spiritualism
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6Conceit And Caricature
23The Error Of Impartiality
7Patriotism And Sport
24Phonetic Spelling
8An Essay On Two Cities
25Humanitarianism And Strength
9French And English
26Wine When It Is Red
10The Zola Controversy
27Demagogues And Mystagogues
11Oxford From Without
28The "Eatanswill Gazette"
12Woman
29Fairy Tales
13On Political Secrecy
30Tom Jones And Morality
14Edward VII. And Scotland
31The Maid Of Orleans
15Thoughts Around Koepenick
32A Dead Poet
16The Boy
33Christmas
17Limericks And Counsels Of Perfection
34IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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