Pebbles on the Shore - Couverture souple

Alfred George Gardiner; Alpha Of The Plough

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1603862544 ISBN 13 : 9781603862547

Editeur : Merchant Books, 2009

Synopsis

An Unabridged Edition Originally Published Under The Pen Name 'Alpha Of The Plough.' Chapters Include: On Choosing A Name - On Letter-Writing - On Reading In Bed - On Cats And Dogs - On Seeing Visions - On Black Sheep - The Village And The War - On Rumour - On Umbrella Morals - On Talking To One's Self - On Boswell And His Miracle - On Seeing Ourselves - On The English Spirit - On Falling In Love - On A Bit Of Seaweed - On Living Again - Tu-Whit, Tu-Whoo! - On Points Of View - On Beer And Porcelain - On A Case Of Conscience - On The Guinea Stamp - On The Dislike Of Lawyers - On The Cheerfulness Of The Blind - On Taxing Vanity - On Thoughts At Fifty - The One-Eyed Cat - On The Philosophy Of Hats - On Seeing London - On Catching The Train - In Praise Of Chess - On The Downs - On Short Legs And Long Legs - On A Painted Face - On Writing An Article - On A City That Was - On Pleasant Sounds - On Slackening The Bow - On The Intelligent Golf Ball - On A Prisoner Of War - On The World We Live In - On Courage - On Spendthrifts - On A Top Hat - On Losing One's Memory - On Wearing A Fur-Lined Coat - In Praise Of Walking - On Rewards And Riches - On Taste - On A Hawthorn Hedge

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Star, the other contributors to which men whose names are household words in contemporary literature wrote under the pen names of A ldebaran, Arcturus and Sirius. But the constellation, formed in the early days of the war, did not long survive the agitations of that event, and when Arcturus left for the battlefield it was finally dissolved and Alpha of the Plough alone remained to continue the causerie. This selection from his papers is a sort of informal diary of moods in a time of peril. They are pebbles gathered on the shore of a wild sea.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The invitation reaches me in a tiny village on a spur of a range of beech clad hills, whither I have fled for a breathing space from the nightmare of the war and the menacing gloom of the London streets at night.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Merchant Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1603862544
• ISBN 13: 9781603862547
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 140
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible