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Стивен Ликок. Wet Wit & Dry Humour
Wet Wit & Dry Humour
Table of Contents
THE DRY PICKWICK
THE REVISED OR DRY PICKWICK
A MEDIÆVAL HOLE IN ONE
A GUIDE TO THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC
A BUTLER OF THE OLD SCHOOL
CONFESSIONS OF A SODA FIEND
CHILDREN'S POETRY REVISED
EDDIE THE BARTENDER
FIRST CALL FOR SPRING
AN EXPERIMENT WITH POLICEMAN HOGAN
HOW TO BE A DOCTOR
A STUDY IN STILL LIFE.—THE COUNTRY HOTEL
THE LOST ILLUSIONS OF MR. SIMS
COOL DRINKS FOR THE MERRY MONTH OF MAY
THE HEAVENS IN MAY
THE GARDEN IN MAY
A COOL DRINK FOR MAY
THE COUNTRYSIDE IN MAY
GREAT EVENTS IN MAY
LITERATURE AND THE EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT
MORE MESSAGES FROM MARS
CONVERSATIONS I CAN DO WITHOUT
THE ERRORS OF SANTA CLAUS
THIS STRENUOUS AGE
IN DRY TORONTO
LETTERS TO A PROHIBITIONIST
THE DRY BANQUET
IS PROHIBITION COMING TO ENGLAND?
WHY I REFUSE TO PLAY GOLF
L'ENVOI IN PRAISE OF THE AMERICANS
Отрывок из книги
Stephen Butler Leacock
Published by Good Press, 2021
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"Good Lord, no!" said Mr. Pickwick. He had no more idea of what inflation was than of the meaning of nitrogenous food. But the idea of itself was enough to make him aghast.
They walked along for some time in silence.
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