Mince Pie

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Christopher Morley 1919
English
  • 00 - Instructions
  • 01 - On Filling an Ink-Well
  • 02 - Old Thoughts for Christmas
  • 03 - Christmas Cards
  • 04 - On Unanswering Letters
  • 05 - A Letter to Father Time
  • 06 - What Men Live By
  • 07 - The Unnatural Naturalist
  • 08 - Sitting in the Barber's Chair
  • 09 - Brown Eyes and Equinoxes
  • 10 - 163 Innocent Old Men
  • 11 - A Tragic Smell in Marathon
  • 12 - Bullied by the Birds
  • 13 - A Message for Boonville
  • 14 - Making Marathon Safe for the Urchin
  • 15 - The Smell of Smells
  • 16 - A Japanese Bachelor
  • 17 - Two Days We Celebrate
  • 18 - The Urchin at the Zoo
  • 19 - Fellow Craftsmen
  • 20 - The Key Ring
  • 21 - 'Owd Bob' - Chapter 1 - Introduces Our Hero
  • 22 - 'Owd Bob' - Chapter 2 - Our Hero Begins a Career
  • 23 - 'Owd Bob' - Chapter 3 - In Which Our Hero Darts Off at a Tangent
  • 24 - 'Owd Bob' - Chapter 4 - Our Hero's Book and Heart Shall Never Part
  • 25 - 'Owd Bob' - Chapter 5 - Further Oscillations of Our Hero
  • 26 - 'Owd Bob' - Chapter 6 - Our Hero Finds a Steady Job
  • 27 - The Apple That No One Ate
  • 28 - As To Rumors
  • 29 - Our Mothers
  • 30 - Greeting to American Anglers
  • 31 - Mrs. Izaak Walton Writes a Letter to Her Mother
  • 32 - Truth
  • 33 - The Tragedy of Washington Square
  • 34 - If Mr. Wilson Were the Weather Man
  • 35 - Syntax for Cynics: A Grammar of the Feminine Language
  • 36 - The Truth at Last: An Extract From Martha Washington's Diary
  • 37 - Fixed Ideas
  • 38 - Trials of a President Traveling Abroad
  • 39 - Diary of a Publisher's Office Boy
  • 40 - The Dog's Commandments
  • 41 - The Value of Criticism
  • 42 - A Marriage Service for Commuters
  • 43 - The Sunny Side of Grub Street
  • 44 - Burial Service for a Newspaper Joke
  • 45 - Advice to Those Visiting a Baby
  • 46 - Abou Ben Woodrow
  • 47 - My Magnificent System
  • 48 - Letters to Cynthia 1: In Praise of Boobs
  • 49 - Letters to Cynthia 2: Simplification
  • 50 - To An Unknown Damsel
  • 51 - Thoughts on Setting an Alarm Clock
  • 52 - Songs in a Shower Bath: Hot Water and Cold Water
  • 53 - On Dedicating a New Teapot
  • 54 - The Unforgivable Syntax
  • 55 - Visiting Poets
  • 56 - A Good Home in the Suburbs
  • 57 - Walt Whitman Miniatures, Part 1
  • 58 - Walt Whitman Miniatures, Part 2
  • 59 - Walt Whitman Miniatures, Part 3
  • 60 - On Doors
Mince Pie is a compilation of humorous sketches, poetry, and essays written by Christopher Morley. Morley sets the tone in the preface: "If one asks what excuse there can be for prolonging the existence of these trifles, my answer is that there is no excuse. But a copy on the bedside shelf may possibly pave the way to easy slumber. Only a mind "debauched by learning" (in Doctor Johnson's phrase) will scrutinize them too anxiously." (Summary from preface and by lubee930)

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