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[1st American ed.]. |
| Description |
390 pages 20 cm |
| Note |
"An Atlantic Monthly Press book." |
| Contents |
Introduction / David Cecil -- The happy hypocrite -- from Seven Men and Two Others. Enoch Soames ; James Pethel ; 'Savonarola' Brown ; Felix Argallo and Walter Ledgett -- from Zuleika Dobson -- Essays. Dandies and dandies ; Going back to school ; The humour of the public ; The naming of streets ; 'The ragged regiment' ; No. 2. The Pines ; Hosts and guests ; Going out for a walk -- 'A clergyman' ; The crime ; William and Mary ; 'How shall I word it?' ; Laughter -- Parodies. The mote in the middle distance ; P.C., X, 36 ; Some damnable errors about Christmas ; Scruts ; Endeavor ; The feast -- Theatrical pieces. Almond blossom in Piccadilly Circus ; An hypocrisy in playgoing ; Mr. Shaw's new dialogues ; Dan Leno ; Henry Irving ; 'Sarah's' memoirs. |
| Subject |
Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956.
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Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956. (OCoLC)fst00052368
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956. Selected prose. [1st American ed.]. Boston, Little, Brown [1971, ©1970] (OCoLC)557683590 |
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