Project Gutenberg 2010-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 129 Lynd, Robert 1879 1949 The Book of This and That Suspicion -- On good resolutions -- The sin of Dancing -- Thoughts at a tango tea -- The humours of murder -- The decline and fall of hell -- On cheerful readers -- St. G. B. S. and the Bishop -- Stupidity -- Waste -- On Christmas -- On demagogues -- On coincidences -- On indignation -- The heart of Mr. Galsworthy -- Spring fashions -- On black cats -- On being shocked -- Confessions -- The terrors of politics -- On disasters -- The rights of murder -- The humour of hoaxes -- Anatole France -- The sea -- The futurists -- A defence of critics -- On the beauty of statistics. Produced by Meredith Bach and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Book of This and That" by Robert Lynd is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The essays explore various themes, reflecting on human nature, society, and the absurdities of everyday life, often delivered with wit and keen observation. The opening portion touches on the darker aspects of suspicion, unpacking its implications both in personal relationships and within larger societal contexts. At the start of the work, Lynd delves into the concept of suspicion, characterizing it as a damaging and pervasive force that affects both personal lives and public discourse. He uses vivid metaphors to describe this "beast," illustrating how suspicion distorts perceptions and fosters distrust among individuals. By drawing parallels between suspicion in personal relationships and its larger societal manifestations, Lynd critiques a culture increasingly plagued by unfounded doubts and conjectures. His incisive commentary sets the tone for an exploration of human emotions and societal flaws throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Essays PR Text Browsing: Literature 344923 344906 2024-09-14T06:09:38.409454 2023-09-14T10:53:43.611097 text/html text/html 346465 2021-01-06T20:44:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 130074 2021-01-06T20:44:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 188809 2024-09-14T06:09:44.281390 application/epub+zip 190480 2024-09-14T06:09:39.932441 application/epub+zip 190480 2024-09-14T06:09:39.019414 application/epub+zip 340039 2024-09-14T06:09:47.939372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304694 2024-09-14T06:09:43.622422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304696 2022-09-15T08:20:59.995974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313871 313660 2024-09-14T06:09:37.911445 2023-09-14T10:53:43.139075 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 313605 2021-01-06T20:44:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122689 2021-01-06T20:44:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 313608 2021-01-06T20:44:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122618 2021-01-06T20:44:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20286 2024-09-14T06:09:48.071376 application/rdf+xml 12849 2024-09-14T06:09:39.387401 image/jpeg 3675 2024-09-14T06:09:39.210397 image/jpeg 177733 2024-09-14T06:09:38.440423 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