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Papers from Lilliput

Por: Tipo de material: TextoIdioma: en Editor: Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2015Descripción: 1 online resource : multiple file formatsTipo de contenido:
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Contenidos:
On a certain provincial player -- On a new kind of fiction -- A mad shepherd -- Audacity in authorship -- In praise of the hyperbole -- On cartomancy -- On being kind to the old -- The dream -- On filling in forms -- Three men -- The bogey of space -- A road to oneself -- The editor -- On an old book of natural history -- On not meeting authors -- The eternal cheap jack -- Holiday notes from the coast of Bohemia -- On a mouth-organ -- An apology for bad pianists -- A father's tragedy -- On getting off to sleep -- On travel by train -- The peep -- On vulgar errors -- On gossip -- A road and some moods -- On a certain contemporary essayist -- On life and lucky-bags -- Grigsby: a record and an appreciation -- A paragon of hosts.
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  • Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
Resumen: "Papers from Lilliput" by J. B. Priestley is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The book presents a series of reflections that explore various themes such as literature, society, and eccentricity, often framed through personal anecdotes and observational humor. Priestley takes on a variety of subjects, perhaps focusing on imaginative comparisons and the quirks of human behavior. The opening portion introduces a character named Bridge Frodsham, a little-known 18th-century provincial actor. Priestley admires Frodsham's bravado during his meetings with the renowned London actor David Garrick, highlighting the tension between local talent and national fame. This essay reveals Frodsham's audacity in proclaiming his own abilities, which leads to a lively exchange with Garrick, showcasing themes of self-importance and the difference between local and broader theatrical recognition. The narrative is rich in character exploration and social commentary, setting the stage for more such insights throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Release date is 2015-09-12

On a certain provincial player -- On a new kind of fiction -- A mad shepherd -- Audacity in authorship -- In praise of the hyperbole -- On cartomancy -- On being kind to the old -- The dream -- On filling in forms -- Three men -- The bogey of space -- A road to oneself -- The editor -- On an old book of natural history -- On not meeting authors -- The eternal cheap jack -- Holiday notes from the coast of Bohemia -- On a mouth-organ -- An apology for bad pianists -- A father's tragedy -- On getting off to sleep -- On travel by train -- The peep -- On vulgar errors -- On gossip -- A road and some moods -- On a certain contemporary essayist -- On life and lucky-bags -- Grigsby: a record and an appreciation -- A paragon of hosts.

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

"Papers from Lilliput" by J. B. Priestley is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The book presents a series of reflections that explore various themes such as literature, society, and eccentricity, often framed through personal anecdotes and observational humor. Priestley takes on a variety of subjects, perhaps focusing on imaginative comparisons and the quirks of human behavior. The opening portion introduces a character named Bridge Frodsham, a little-known 18th-century provincial actor. Priestley admires Frodsham's bravado during his meetings with the renowned London actor David Garrick, highlighting the tension between local talent and national fame. This essay reveals Frodsham's audacity in proclaiming his own abilities, which leads to a lively exchange with Garrick, showcasing themes of self-importance and the difference between local and broader theatrical recognition. The narrative is rich in character exploration and social commentary, setting the stage for more such insights throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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