J. M. Barrie – Gretna Green Revisited
Gretna Green Revisited by James Matthew Barrie From A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches by J. M. Barrie Gretna Green Revisited The one bumpy street of Springfield, despite its sparse crop of grass, presents to this day a depressed appearance, a relic of the time when it doubled up under a weight of thundering […]
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J. M. Barrie – My Favorite Authoress
My Favorite Authoress by James Matthew Barrie From A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches by J. M. Barrie My Favorite Authoress Just out of the four-mile radius—to give the cabby his chance—is a sleepy lane, lent by the country to the town, and we have only to open a little gate off it to […]
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J. M. Barrie – The Captain of the School
The Captain of the School by James Matthew Barrie From A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches by J. M. Barrie The Captain of the School When Peterkin, who is twelve, wrote to us that there was a possibility (“but don’t count on it,” he said) of his bringing the captain of the school home […]
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J. M. Barrie – Thoughtful Boys Make Thoughtful Men
Thoughtful Boys Make Thoughtful Men by James Matthew Barrie From A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches by J. M. Barrie Thoughtful Boys Make Thoughtful Men Urquhart is a boy who lives in fear that his friends and relations will send him the wrong birthday presents. Before his birthday came round this year, he dropped […]
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J. M. Barrie – It
It by James Matthew Barrie From A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches by J. M. Barrie It As they were my friends, I don’t care to say how it came about that I had this strange and, I believe unique, experience. They considered it a practical joke, though it nearly unhinged my reason. Suffice […]
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J. M. Barrie – To the Influenza
To the Influenza by James Matthew Barrie From A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches by J. M. Barrie To the Influenza . The time has come for you to leave this house. Seventeen days ago you foisted yourself upon me, and since then we have been together night and day. You were unwelcome and […]
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J. M. Barrie – Four-in-Hand Novelists
Four-in-Hand Novelists by James Matthew Barrie From A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches by J. M. Barrie Four-in-Hand Novelists The following is a word-puzzle. It narrates the adventures of a four-in-hand novelist while trying to lose his reputation. Competitors do not require to be told that a four-in-hand novelist is a writer of fiction […]
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J. M. Barrie – Rules on Carving
Rules on Carving by James Matthew Barrie From A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches by J. M. Barrie Rules on Carving Rule I.—It is not good form to climb onto the table. There is no doubt a great temptation to this. When you are struggling with a duck, and he wobbles over just as […]
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J. M. Barrie – On Running After a Hat
On Running After a Hat by James Matthew Barrie From A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches by J. M. Barrie On Running After a Hat Some don’t run. They pretend to smile when they see their hat borne along on the breeze, and glance at the laughing faces around in a way implying, “Yes, […]
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J. M. Barrie – The Inconsiderate Waiter
The Inconsiderate Waiter by James Matthew Barrie The Inconsiderate Waiter from The Illustrated London News Christmas Number 1891. THE INCONSIDERATE WAITER By J. M. BARRIE Frequently I have to ask myself in the street for the name of the man I bowed to just now, and then, before I can answer, the wind of the […]
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J. M. Barrie – The Little Minister
The Little Minister by James Matthew Barrie THE LITTLE MINISTER BY J. M. BARRIE AUTHOR OF “WINDOW IN THRUMS,” “AULD LIGHT IDYLLS,” “WHEN A MAN’S SINGLE.” ETC. THE LITTLE MINISTER CONTENTS The Little Minister Chapter I. The Love-Light The Little Minister Chapter II. Runs Alongside the Making of a Minister The Little Minister Chapter III. […]
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J. M. Barrie – My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke
My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke by James Matthew Barrie MY LADY NICOTINE A Study in Smoke BY J. M. BARRIE AUTHOR OF “SENTIMENTAL TOMMY,” ETC. ILLUSTRATED BY M. B. PRENDERGAST BOSTON KNIGHT AND MILLET PUBLISHERS My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke Table of Contents My Lady Nicotine Chapter I. Matrimony and […]
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