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Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

by Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927)

Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, published in 1886, is a collection of humorous essays by Jerome K. Jerome. It was the author’s second published book and helped establish him as a leading English humorist. The book consists of 14 independent articles arranged by themes. (Summary from Wikipedia)

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• 00 - Dedication and Preface - 00:03:07
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• 01 - On Being Idle - 00:18:33
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• 02 - On Being in Love - 00:22:03
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• 03 - On Being In The Blues - 00:14:14
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• 04 - On Being Hard Up - 00:17:01
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• 05 - On Vanity and Vanities - 00:22:18
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• 06 - On Getting on in the World - 00:18:05
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• 07 - On the Weather - 00:22:49
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• 08 - On Cats and Dogs - 00:29:52
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• 09 - On Being Shy - 00:20:48
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• 10 - On Babies - 00:20:03
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• 11 - On Eating and Drinking - 00:21:54
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• 12 - On Furnished Apartments - 00:22:54
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• 13 - On Dress and Deportment - 00:20:55
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• 14 - On Memory - 00:26:43
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Cataloged on January 14, 2007