Project Gutenberg 2006-07-29 Public domain in the USA. 151 Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew) 1860 1937 Barrie, James Matthew Barrie, J.M. Prendergast, Maurice 1858 1924 Prendergast, Maurice Brazil My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke Ted Garvin, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke" by J. M. Barrie is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the themes of smoking and the effects of tobacco on the protagonist's life, particularly through the lens of a bachelor who reflects on his past experiences and reluctance to give up smoking despite its drawbacks. The narrative introduces various characters that accompany the main character in his smoking adventures, wherein a peculiar mixture of humor and introspection flourishes. At the start of the story, the narrator shares his inner conflict regarding tobacco, reminiscing about the painful yet pleasurable moments tied to smoking. He describes his transformation from a bachelor entrenched in his smoking habits to a married man who learns to appreciate a smoke-free existence due to his wife's influence. The opening reveals the struggles and contradictions of a man caught between his fondness for his tobacco habits and the realities of a healthier lifestyle, setting a reflective tone that invites readers to contemplate their own vices and dependencies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wit and humor, Pictorial Smoking -- Anecdotes Tobacco -- Anecdotes PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 431018 430939 2024-09-08T09:51:07.086498 2023-09-08T11:42:09.021946 text/html text/html 453071 2021-10-17T05:00:37 text/html 8022621 2024-09-08T09:51:21.822407 application/epub+zip 8030741 2024-09-08T09:51:11.260492 application/epub+zip 202703 2024-09-08T09:51:08.202506 application/epub+zip 5024589 2024-09-08T09:51:30.962386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4961592 2024-09-08T09:51:18.623423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268047 2022-09-09T06:42:47.332683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308765 308713 2024-09-08T09:51:05.523488 2023-09-08T11:42:07.622899 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 308487 2021-10-17T05:02:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19227 2024-09-08T09:51:31.188345 application/rdf+xml 13737 2024-09-08T09:51:08.328480 image/jpeg 2336 2024-09-08T09:51:08.265476 image/jpeg 116708 2021-10-17T05:02:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 7992292 2021-10-17T05:02:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 7980022 2024-09-08T09:51:07.541479 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia