Project Gutenberg 2012-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 65 Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew) 1860 1937 Barrie, James Matthew Barrie, J.M. 13024214 A Holiday in Bed, and Other Sketches Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. James Matthew Barrie -- A holiday in bed -- Life in a country manse -- Life in a country manse: a wedding in a smiddy -- A powerful drug -- Every man his own doctor -- Gretna Green revisted -- My favorite authoress -- The captain of the school -- Thoughtful boys make thoughtful men -- It -- To the influenza -- Four-in-hand novelists -- Rules on carving -- On running after a hat. Produced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches" by J. M. Barrie is a collection of humorous essays and sketches likely written in the late 19th century. The book features various anecdotes and reflections on life, holidays, and the idiosyncratic behaviors of people, notably exploring themes like the absurdity of traditional vacations and the comforts of taking a holiday in bed. The opening of the collection introduces the concept of a "holiday in bed," where Barrie humorously outlines the prerequisites for successfully enjoying such an experience. He asserts that the key to a rewarding bed holiday lies in genuinely believing one must get up soon, turning mere leisure into an indulgent treat. Throughout the text, Barrie's witty observations reflect the chaos often associated with typical holidays—lost luggage, tired children, and the gloomy seaside—prompting readers to reconsider the value of resting comfortably at home. With a mix of charm and satire, he illustrates the humor and humanity in our shared experiences of aiming for rest and relaxation in a hectic world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Essays Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 180871 180872 2024-10-16T15:34:04.896780 2023-09-17T09:15:57.394089 text/html text/html 180344 2012-04-26T19:26:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 166116 2012-04-26T19:26:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 254489 2024-10-16T15:34:11.860745 application/epub+zip 254947 2024-10-16T15:34:08.295825 application/epub+zip 131247 2024-10-16T15:34:06.994793 application/epub+zip 391780 2024-10-16T15:34:14.507767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369893 2024-10-16T15:34:11.044739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242638 2022-09-18T06:48:23.341400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162732 162527 2024-10-16T15:34:04.340800 2023-09-17T09:15:57.008071 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 162539 2012-04-26T19:26:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 64096 2012-04-26T19:26:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 162531 2012-04-26T19:26:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64067 2012-04-26T19:26:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22264 2024-10-16T15:34:14.650725 application/rdf+xml 13913 2024-10-16T15:34:07.553782 image/jpeg 3241 2024-10-16T15:34:07.274807 image/jpeg 248791 2024-10-16T15:34:04.917770 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