Romance Of The Commonplace, The by Frank Gelett Burgess (1886 - 1951)

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Thirty four whimsical, tongue-in-cheek, and entertaining essays about not much in particular, published in 1902, by one of the most popular writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The American Gelett Burgess (1866-1951) was an artist, art critic, poet, author, and humorist. Nonsense verse (none in this collection) was a specialty. - Summary by David Wales

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Introduction

Dec 31 1969 5 mins  

April Essays; Getting Acquainted

Dec 31 1969 18 mins  

Dining Out; The Uncharted Sea

Dec 31 1969 14 mins  

The Art Of Playing; The Use Of Fools

Dec 31 1969 18 mins  

Absolute Age; The Manual Blessing

Dec 31 1969 15 mins  

The Deserted Island; The Sense of Humour

Dec 31 1969 18 mins  

The Game Of Correspondence; The Caste Of The Articulate

Dec 31 1969 16 mins  

The Tyranny Of The Lares; Costume And Custom

Dec 31 1969 15 mins  

Old Friends And New; Defense Of Slang

Dec 31 1969 18 mins  

The Charms Of Imperfection; 'The Play's The Thing'

Dec 31 1969 18 mins