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The Romance Of The Commonplace

Frank Gelett Burgess (1886 - 1951)

Thirty four whimsical, tongue-in-cheek, and entertaining essays about not much in particular, published in 1902, by one of the most popular writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The American Gelett Burgess (1866-1951) was an artist, art critic, poet, author, and humorist. Nonsense verse (none in this collection) was a specialty. - Summary by David Wales

Genre(s): Essays & Short Works, Humor

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Introduction	David Wales	00:05:13
Play 01	April Essays; Getting Acquainted	David Wales	00:18:24
Play 02	Dining Out; The Uncharted Sea	David Wales	00:14:12
Play 03	The Art Of Playing; The Use Of Fools	David Wales	00:18:39
Play 04	Absolute Age; The Manual Blessing	David Wales	00:15:34
Play 05	The Deserted Island; The Sense of Humour	David Wales	00:18:29
Play 06	The Game Of Correspondence; The Caste Of The Articulate	David Wales	00:16:28
Play 07	The Tyranny Of The Lares; Costume And Custom	David Wales	00:15:15
Play 08	Old Friends And New; Defense Of Slang	David Wales	00:18:00
Play 09	The Charms Of Imperfection; 'The Play's The Thing'	David Wales	00:18:03
Play 10	Living Alone; Cartomania	David Wales	00:16:12
Play 11	The Science Of Flattery; Romance En Route	David Wales	00:15:23
Play 12	The Edge Of The World; The Diary Habit	David Wales	00:16:37
Play 13	The Perfect Go-between; Growing Up	David Wales	00:14:00
Play 14	A Pauper's Monologue; A Young Man's Fancy	David Wales	00:17:21
Play 15	Where Is Bohemia? The Bachelor's Advantage	David Wales	00:15:43
Play 16	The Confessions Of An Ignoramus; A Music-Box Recital	David Wales	00:16:01
Play 17	A Plea For The Precious; Sub Rosa	David Wales	00:18:53

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