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_aMorley, Christopher, _d1890-1957 |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2007 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2007-09-21 | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aOn making friends -- Thoughts on cider -- One-night stands -- The owl train -- Safety pins -- Confessions of a "colyumist" -- Moving -- Surf fishing -- "Idolatry" -- The first commencement address -- The downfall of George Snipe -- Meditations of a bookseller -- If buying a meal were like buying a house -- Adventures in high finance -- On visiting bookshops -- A discovery -- Silas Orrin Howes -- Joyce Kilmer -- Tales of two cities: 1. Philadelphia: An early train. Ridge Avenue. The university and the urchin. Pine Street. Pershing in Philadelphia. Fall fever. Two days before Christmas. In West Philadelphia. Horace Traubel -- 2. New York: The anatomy of Manhattan. Vesey Street. Brooklyn Bridge. Three hours for lunch. Passage from some memoirs. First lessons in clowning. House hunting. Long Island revisited. On being in a hurry. Confessions of a human globule. Notes on a Fifth Avenue bus. Sunday morning. Venison pasty. Grand Avenue, Brooklyn -- On waiting for the curtain to go up -- Musings of John Mistletoe -- The world's most famous oration -- On laziness -- Teaching the prince to take notes -- A city notebook -- On going to bed. | |
| 508 | _aE-text prepared by Audrey Longhurst, Marcia Brooks, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team | ||
| 520 | _a"Pipefuls" by Christopher Morley is a collection of humorous essays written in the early 20th century. The book reflects on various aspects of everyday life, exploring themes such as friendship, the simple pleasures of cider, and the nuances of being a columnist. Through witty observations and engaging narratives, Morley captures the charm and absurdities of modern existence in a way that resonates with readers. At the start of "Pipefuls," the author introduces his musings on friendship, pondering the serendipitous nature of how relationships form and the nuanced qualities that make them delightful. He reflects on the ease of relating to friends, dismissing the rigidity of famous philosophical views on friendship. This light, conversational tone is punctuated with anecdotes about cider-drinking and the enchantment of simple moments shared with friends, setting a whimsical and introspective mood for the essays that follow. Morley's writing promises a blend of humor and earnestness that invites readers to find joy in the mundane as they journey through his reflections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_aDuncan, Walter Jack, _d1881-1941 |
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