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In this charming collection of essays, the mundane becomes magical as the author finds wonder in a piece of chalk, a railway station, or a simple puppets' show. It is a manifesto for the observant, urging readers to open their eyes to the fairy tales playing out in everyday life. The prose sparkles with wit and whimsy, transforming the trivial into the tremendous.
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GenreLiterary Classics, Biography and Memoir
Length5 hrs 49 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1I. Tremendous Trifles
2II. A Piece of Chalk
3III. The Secret of a Train
4IV. The Perfect Game
5V. The Extraordinary Cabman
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6VI. An Accident
7VII. The Advantages of Having One Leg
8VIII. The End of the World
9IX. In the Place de La Bastille
10X. On Lying in Bed
11XI. The Twelve Men
12XII. The Wind and the Trees
13XIII. The Dickensian
14XIV. In Topsy-Turvy Land
15XV. What I Found in My Pocket
16XVI. The Dragon's Grandmother
17XVII. The Red Angel
18XVIII. The Tower
19XIX. How I Met the President
20XX. The Giant
21XXI. A Great Man
22XXII. The Orthodox Barber
23XXIII. The Toy Theatre
24XXIV. A Tragedy of Twopence
25XXV. A Cab Ride Across Country
26XXVI. The Two Noises
27XXVII. Some Policemen and a Moral
28XXVIII. The Lion
29XXIX. Humanity: an Interlude
30XXX. The Little Birds Who Won't Sing
31XXXI. The Riddle of the Ivy
32XXXII. The Travellers in State
33XXXIII. The Prehistoric Railway Station
34XXXIV. The Diabolist
35XXXV. A Glimpse of My Country
36XXXVI. A Somewhat Improbable Story
37XXXVII. The Shop Of Ghosts
38XXXVIII. The Ballade of a Strange Town
39XXXIX. The Mystery of a Pageant
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