Adventures and Enthusiasms

Adventures and Enthusiasms

E. V. Lucas, famous English humorist, essayist, playwright, biographer, publisher, poet, novelist, short story writer (1868-1938)


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Table of Contents

-01- About this book

-02- THE PERFECT GUEST

-03- THE SPARROWS' FRIEND

-04- THE GOLDEN EAGLE

-05- A MORNING CALL

-06- THE TRUE WIZARD OF THE NORTH

-07- INNOCENCE AND IMPULSE

-08- POSSESSIONS

-09- DRAKE AND HIS GAME

-10- ADMIRALS ALL, TO BE

-11- A STUDY IN SYMMETRY

-12- DAVY JONES

-13- THE MAN OF ROSS

-14- THE INNOCENT'S PROGRESS

-15- THOUGHTS AT THE FERRY

-16- A LITTLE CHILD

-17- A DEVONSHIRE INN

-18- ON SHOPS AND STALLS

-19- THIRD THOUGHTS

-20- THE ITALIAN QUESTION

-21- ON DISGUISE

-22- BROKEN ENGLISH

-23- ENTHUSIASTS

-24- TELEPHONICS

-25- THE WORLD REMEDIAL

-26- WHAT THE SUN DID NOT SEE, FOR FAR TOO LONG

-27- TWO OF MARTHA'S SONS

-28- FREAKS OF MEMORY

-29- THE MORAL DRESSING, TABLE

-30- THACKERAY'S SCHOOL FELLOW

-31- IN RE PHYSIOGNOMY

-32- THE WORLD'S DESIRE

-33- A CONQUEROR

-34- THE NEWNESS OF THE OLD

-35- AUNTS

-36- ON RECITATIONS

-37- CLICQUOT WELL WON

-38- THE SUFFERER

-39- A SOUTH SEA BUBBLE

-40- ON FINDING THINGS

-41- THE OTHER TWO

-42- ON SECRET PASSAGES

-43- LITTLE MISS BANKS

-44- GENTLEMEN BOTH

-45- ON EPITAPHS

-46- IN AND ABOUT LONDON