Project Gutenberg 2002-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 100 Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) 1859 1927 Jerome, Jerome Klapka Jerome, J. K. Jerome, J.K. Jerome, Jerome Clapp Idle Ideas in 1905 Are we as interesting as we think we are? -- Should women be beautiful? -- When is the best time to be merry? -- Do we lie a-bed too late? -- Should married men play golf? -- Are early marriages a mistake? -- Do writers write too much? -- Should soldiers be polite? -- Ought stories to be true? -- Creatures that one day shall be men -- How to be happy though little -- Should we say what we think, or think what we say? -- Is the American husband made entirely of stained glass -- Does the young man know everything worth knowing? -- How many charms hath music, would you say? -- The white man's burden! Need it be so heavy? -- Why didn't he marry the girl? -- What Mrs. Wilkins thought about it -- Shall we be ruined by Chinese cheap labour? -- How to solve the servant problem -- Why we hate the foreigner. Transcribed from the 1905 Hurst and Blackett edition by David Price "Idle Ideas in 1905" by Jerome K. Jerome is a collection of essays reflecting social commentary and humorous observations written during the early 20th century. The book captures the author's musings on various aspects of society, relationships, and personal experiences, infused with his characteristic wit and irony. The topics range from the art of conversation in social settings to the nature of beauty and the complexities involved in romantic engagements. The opening of the work introduces readers to the author's candid perspective on social interactions and introduces a scenario where the narrator finds himself awkwardly meeting strangers who have read his books. The narrator humorously navigates the expectations placed upon him in these social situations, revealing his insecurities about not living up to the image that his readers may have of him. This sets the tone for the subsequent discussions on various subjects, including societal norms and individual identity, with Jerome's signature light-heartedness and perceptive insights guiding the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English essays English wit and humor PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 346612 346515 2024-10-02T06:20:47.138519 2023-10-02T06:01:34.564339 text/html text/html 356124 2013-04-21T07:05:33 text/html 141030 2013-04-21T07:08:13 text/html application/zip 213599 2024-10-02T06:20:54.036487 application/epub+zip 216450 2024-10-02T06:20:49.273507 application/epub+zip 205202 2024-10-02T06:20:47.981531 application/epub+zip 387037 2024-10-02T06:20:57.827495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359960 2024-10-02T06:20:52.993491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323630 2022-09-02T07:44:30.041468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325820 325770 2024-10-02T06:20:46.236524 2023-10-02T06:01:33.898354 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 325527 2013-04-21T07:05:19 text/plain; charset=utf-8 127147 2013-04-21T07:08:13 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20348 2024-10-02T06:20:58.163458 application/rdf+xml 13025 2024-10-02T06:20:48.523537 image/jpeg 3459 2024-10-02T06:20:48.251501 image/jpeg 207230 2024-10-02T06:20:47.174503 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