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Certain Personal Matters

English· 06:23:30· 39 chapters

Although best known for his works of science fiction, social commentary and history, H.G. Wells here gives us humorous and light-hearted pieces on a wide variety of intriguing topics from chess to death. Each essay is a gem of wit and delight. - Summary by Larry Wilson

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Chapters

Chapter 1
Thoughts on Cheapness and My Aunt Charlotte
10:19
Chapter 2
The Trouble of Life
13:30
Chapter 3
On the Choice of a Wife
08:47
Chapter 4
The House of Di Sorno
10:18
Chapter 5
Of Conversation
11:31
Chapter 6
In a Literary Household
08:40
Chapter 7
On Schooling and the Phases of Mr. Sandsome
13:43
Chapter 8
The Poet and the Emporium
10:01
Chapter 9
The Language of Flowers
09:12
Chapter 10
The Literary Regimen
09:36
Chapter 11
House-Hunting as an Outdoor Amusement
11:15
Chapter 12
Of Blades and Bladery
09:48
Chapter 13
Of Cleverness
09:35
Chapter 14
The Pose Novel
09:20
Chapter 15
The Veteran Cricketer
10:56
Chapter 16
Concerning a Certain Lady
10:50
Chapter 17
The Shopman
08:16
Chapter 18
The Book of Curses
10:06
Chapter 19
Dunstone’s Dear Lady
08:40
Chapter 20
Euphemia’s New Entertainment
07:47
Chapter 21
For Freedom of Spelling
11:58
Chapter 22
Incidental Thoughts on a Bald Head
09:03
Chapter 23
Of a Book Unwritten
14:56
Chapter 24
The Extinction of Man
12:05
Chapter 25
The Writing of Essays
07:21
Chapter 26
The Parkes Museum
09:01
Chapter 27
Bleak March in Epping Forest
07:30
Chapter 28
The Theory of Quotation
07:00
Chapter 29
Of the Art of Staying at the Seaside
10:47
Chapter 30
Concerning Chess
10:22
Chapter 31
The Coal-Scuttle
10:25
Chapter 32
Bagarrow
11:09
Chapter 33
The Book of Essays Dedicatory
05:55
Chapter 34
Through a Microscope
09:27
Chapter 35
The Pleasure of Quarrelling
11:30
Chapter 36
The Amateur Nature-Lover
10:30
Chapter 37
From an Observatory
05:24
Chapter 38
The Mode in Monuments
10:24
Chapter 39
How I Died
06:33

Certain Personal Matters

Chapters

Thoughts on Cheapness and My Aunt Charlotte

The Trouble of Life

On the Choice of a Wife

The House of Di Sorno

Of Conversation

In a Literary Household

On Schooling and the Phases of Mr. Sandsome

The Poet and the Emporium

The Language of Flowers

The Literary Regimen

House-Hunting as an Outdoor Amusement

Of Blades and Bladery

Of Cleverness

The Pose Novel

The Veteran Cricketer

Concerning a Certain Lady

The Shopman

The Book of Curses

Dunstone’s Dear Lady

Euphemia’s New Entertainment

For Freedom of Spelling

Incidental Thoughts on a Bald Head

Of a Book Unwritten

The Extinction of Man

The Writing of Essays

The Parkes Museum

Bleak March in Epping Forest

The Theory of Quotation

Of the Art of Staying at the Seaside

Concerning Chess

The Coal-Scuttle

Bagarrow

The Book of Essays Dedicatory

Through a Microscope

The Pleasure of Quarrelling

The Amateur Nature-Lover

From an Observatory

The Mode in Monuments

How I Died