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The Book of This and That
by Robert LYND (1879 - 1949)On Christmas
From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essays on topics as wide ranging as stupidity, Christmas, spring fashions, and the beauty of statistics. - Summary by Larry Wilson
Listen next episodes of The Book of This and That:
A Defence of Critics , Anatole France , Confessions , On Being Shocked , On Black Cats , On Coincidences , On Demagogues , On Disasters , On Indignation , On the Beauty of Statistics , Spring Fashions , The Futurists , The Heart of Mr Galsworthy , The Humour of Hoaxes , The Rights of Murder , The Sea , The Terrors of Politics