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The Pleasures of IgnoranceLynd, Robert, 1879-1949enThe pleasures of ignorance -- The herring fleet -- The betting man -- The hum of insects -- Cats -- May -- New Year prophecies -- On knowing the difference -- The intellectual side of horse-racing -- Why we hate insects -- Virtue -- June -- On feeling gay -- In the train -- The most curious animal -- The old indifference -- Eggs: an Easter homily -- Enter the spring -- The daredevil barber -- Weeds: an appreciation -- A juror in waiting -- The three-halfpenny bit -- The morals of beans -- On seeing a joke -- Going to the derby -- This blasted world.2004-09-12
The Enemies of BooksBlades, William, 1824-1890enFire -- Water -- Gas and heat -- Dust and neglect -- Ignorance -- The bookworm -- Other vermin -- Bookbinders -- Collectors -- Conclusion: Reverence for old booksBooks -- Conservation and restoration; Book-worms1998-05-01
Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other PapersClouston, William Alexander, 1843-1896enFlowers from a Persian garden--Oriental wit and humour -- Tales of a parrot -- Rabbinical legends, tales, fables, and aphorisms -- An Arabian tale of love -- Apocryphal life of Esop -- Ignorance of the clergy in the Middle Ages -- The beards of our fathers.2005-10-26
The Face and the MaskBarr, Robert, 1850-1912enThe woman of stone -- The chemistry of anarchy -- The fear of it -- The metamorphoses of Johnson -- The reclamation of Joe Hollends -- The type-written letter -- The doom of London -- The predicament of De Plonville -- A new explosive -- The great Pegram mystery -- Death cometh soon or late -- High stakes -- "Where ignorance is bliss" -- The departure of Cub McLean -- Old number eighty-six -- Playing with marked cards -- The bruiser's courtship -- The raid on Mellish -- Striking back -- Crandall's choice -- The failure of Bradley -- Ringamy's convert -- A slippery customer -- The sixth bench.2004-11-14




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