The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
eBook - ePub

The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

  1. 268 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

About this book

The "Idle Fellow" returns! Discover the brilliantly witty, wonderfully cynical, and deeply comforting sequel to Jerome K. Jerome's legendary essay collection.

Twelve years after capturing the world's heart with Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, Jerome K. Jerome returned in 1898 to check back in on the absurdities of human nature. But our favorite armchair philosopher has grown up just a little bit. He is a touch older, slightly more battered by the realities of life, and armed with a brand-new arsenal of sharp social observations. The result is a collection of twelve masterful, bite-sized essays that balance laugh-out-loud Victorian comedy with deeply relatable, timeless wisdom.

Written in Jerome's famous conversational style, this volume takes aim at the daily mental gymnastics and anxieties that plague us all. From navigating the minefields of relationships and societal expectations to offering a brilliantly ironic warning against listening to experts in "On the Inadvisability of Following Advice," Jerome turns everyday annoyances into magnificent comic philosophy.

The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow is quintessential British wit at its most observant and comforting.

Information

Publisher
Read & Co. Great Essays
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781473373471
Print ISBN
9781473316874
Subtopic
European Literary Collections

Table of contents

  1. The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
  2. Jerome K. Jerome
  3. ON THE ART OF MAKING UP ONE’S MIND
  4. ON THE DISADVANTAGE OF NOT GETTING WHAT ONE WANTS
  5. ON THE EXCEPTIONAL MERIT ATTACHING TO THE THINGS WE MEANT TO DO
  6. ON THE PREPARATION AND EMPLOYMENT OF LOVE PHILTRES
  7. ON THE DELIGHTS AND BENEFITS OF SLAVERY
  8. ON THE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF WOMEN
  9. ON THE MINDING OF OTHER PEOPLE’S BUSINESS
  10. ON THE TIME WASTED IN LOOKING BEFORE ONE LEAPS
  11. ON THE NOBILITY OF OURSELVES
  12. ON THE MOTHERLINESS OF MAN
  13. ON THE INADVISABILITY OF FOLLOWING ADVICE
  14. ON THE PLAYING OF MARCHES AT THE FUNERALS OF MARIONETTES

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