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Notes
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Epigraph: 'The time has come,' the Walrus said, 'To talk of many things.'
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Dedication: To my sons and good companions Frank, Max, and Colin with grateful affection
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1932 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Magic Carpet, single work prose (p. 1-7)
- On Throwing Eggs, single work prose (p. 8-19)
- Words, Words, Words!, single work prose (p. 21-29)
- Getting Home on William, single work prose (p. 30-38)
- Cricket and the Poets, single work prose (p. 39-51)
- The Art of Forgetting, single work prose (p. 52-58)
- Friendship With Books, single work prose (p. 59-65)
- Verbal Phosphates, single work prose (p. 66-72)
- Trifles Light as Air, single work prose (p. 73-78)
- Thoughts on Thinking, single work prose (p. 79-84)
- The Loveliest Lyric in the Language, single work prose (p. 85-95)
- The Game of Chess, single work prose (p. 96-99)
- The Bridge, single work prose (p. 100-109)
- Pure Cussedness, single work prose (p. 110-113)
- The First Armistice Day, single work prose (p. 114-122)
- Conceit and Other "Vices", single work prose (p. 123-129)
- The Lighter Side of the Law, single work prose (p. 130-137)
- The Victorians, single work prose (p. 138-143)
- The Gentle Art of Public Eating, single work essay (p. 144-152)
- Trafalgar Times, single work prose (p. 153-160)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Essays and Adventures
1932
single work
review
— Appears in: Desiderata , 1 November no. 14 1932; (p. 22)
— Review of The Magic Carpet and Other Essays and Adventures 1932 selected work prose essay
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Essays and Adventures
1932
single work
review
— Appears in: Desiderata , 1 November no. 14 1932; (p. 22)
— Review of The Magic Carpet and Other Essays and Adventures 1932 selected work prose essay
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