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Explore the lighter, wittier side of a literary giant through this collection of essays and observational sketches. Topics range from the mundane struggles of domestic life to the intricacies of social etiquette, all treated with a sharp, ironic humor. It is a rare glimpse into the personal thoughts and playful intellect of a man usually associated with cosmic themes. These pieces reveal the extraordinary hidden within the ordinary.
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GenreLiterary Classics, Biography and Memoir
Length5 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THOUGHTS ON CHEAPNESS AND MY AUNT CHARLOTTE
21FOR FREEDOM OF SPELLING
2THE TROUBLE OF LIFE
22INCIDENTAL THOUGHTS ON A BALD HEAD
3ON THE CHOICE OF A WIFE
23OF A BOOK UNWRITTEN
4THE HOUSE OF DI SORNO
24THE EXTINCTION OF MAN
5OF CONVERSATION
25THE WRITING OF ESSAYS
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6IN A LITERARY HOUSEHOLD
26THE PARKES MUSEUM
7ON SCHOOLING AND THE PHASES OF MR. SANDSOME
27BLEAK MARCH IN EPPING FOREST
8THE POET AND THE EMPORIUM
28THE THEORY OF QUOTATION
9THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
29ON THE ART OF STAYING AT THE SEASIDE
10THE LITERARY REGIMEN
30CONCERNING CHESS
11HOUSE-HUNTING AS AN OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT
31THE COAL-SCUTTLE
12OF BLADES AND BLADERY
32BAGARROW
13OF CLEVERNESS
33THE BOOK OF ESSAYS DEDICATORY
14THE POSE NOVEL
34THROUGH A MICROSCOPE
15THE VETERAN CRICKETER
35THE PLEASURE OF QUARRELLING
16CONCERNING A CERTAIN LADY
36THE AMATEUR NATURE-LOVER
17THE SHOPMAN
37FROM AN OBSERVATORY
18THE BOOK OF CURSES
38THE MODE IN MONUMENTS
19DUNSTONE'S DEAR LADY
39HOW I DIED
20EUPHEMIA'S NEW ENTERTAINMENT
40IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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