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The Romance Of The Commonplace

by Frank Gelett BURGESS (1886 - 1951)

Introduction

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

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Listen next episodes of The Romance Of The Commonplace:
A Pauper's Monologue; A Young Man's Fancy , A Plea For The Precious; Sub Rosa , Absolute Age; The Manual Blessing , April Essays; Getting Acquainted , Dining Out; The Uncharted Sea , Living Alone; Cartomania , Old Friends And New; Defense Of Slang , The Art Of Playing; The Use Of Fools , The Charms Of Imperfection; 'The Play's The Thing' , The Confessions Of An Ignoramus; A Music-Box Recital , The Deserted Island; The Sense of Humour , The Edge Of The World; The Diary Habit , The Game Of Correspondence; The Caste Of The Articulate , The Perfect Go-between; Growing Up , The Science Of Flattery; Romance En Route , The Tyranny Of The Lares; Costume And Custom , Where Is Bohemia? The Bachelor's Advantage