In these 10 short and witty essays, author Charles S. Brooks (1878-1934) muses on various topics, as wide-ranging as Shakespeare, travelling to foreign countries, or even fashion (night-caps and hoopskirts), to name only a few. - Summary by Sonia
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Journeys to Bagdad
28:06 - Chapter 2
The worst edition of Shakespeare
24:56 - Chapter 3
The decline of night-caps
11:56 - Chapter 4
Maps and rabbit-holes
15:01 - Chapter 5
Tunes for spring
15:57 - Chapter 6
Respectfully submitted - to a mournful air
06:05 - Chapter 7
The chilly presence of hard-headed persons
10:02 - Chapter 8
Hoopskirts and other lively matter
13:55 - Chapter 9
On traveling
08:53 - Chapter 10
Through the scuttle with the tinman
19:23