Certain Personal Matters


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(4.4 stars; 17 reviews)

Although best known for his works of science fiction, social commentary and history, H.G. Wells here gives us humorous and light-hearted pieces on a wide variety of intriguing topics from chess to death. Each essay is a gem of wit and delight. - Summary by Larry Wilson (6 hr 23 min)

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Thoughts on Cheapness and My Aunt Charlotte 10:19 Gelesen von Foon
The Trouble of Life 13:30 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
On the Choice of a Wife 8:47 Gelesen von Foon
The House of Di Sorno 10:18 Gelesen von D. Wood
Of Conversation 11:31 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
In a Literary Household 8:40 Gelesen von Graham Scott
On Schooling and the Phases of Mr. Sandsome 13:43 Gelesen von Elisabeth
The Poet and the Emporium 10:01 Gelesen von Graham Scott
The Language of Flowers 9:12 Gelesen von Graham Scott
The Literary Regimen 9:36 Gelesen von Graham Scott
House-Hunting as an Outdoor Amusement 11:15 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
Of Blades and Bladery 9:48 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
Of Cleverness 9:35 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
The Pose Novel 9:20 Gelesen von GentleJim
The Veteran Cricketer 10:56 Gelesen von Graham Scott
Concerning a Certain Lady 10:50 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
The Shopman 8:16 Gelesen von Melody Khoriaty
The Book of Curses 10:06 Gelesen von Graham Scott
Dunstone’s Dear Lady 8:40 Gelesen von Graham Scott
Euphemia’s New Entertainment 7:47 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
For Freedom of Spelling 11:58 Gelesen von Foon
Incidental Thoughts on a Bald Head 9:03 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
Of a Book Unwritten 14:56 Gelesen von D. Wood
The Extinction of Man 12:05 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
The Writing of Essays 7:21 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
The Parkes Museum 9:01 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
Bleak March in Epping Forest 7:30 Gelesen von Rowan Etzel
The Theory of Quotation 7:00 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
Of the Art of Staying at the Seaside 10:47 Gelesen von Graham Scott
Concerning Chess 10:22 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
The Coal-Scuttle 10:25 Gelesen von Graham Scott
Bagarrow 11:09 Gelesen von Keir
The Book of Essays Dedicatory 5:55 Gelesen von D. Wood
Through a Microscope 9:27 Gelesen von Rowan Etzel
The Pleasure of Quarrelling 11:30 Gelesen von Greg Giordano
The Amateur Nature-Lover 10:30 Gelesen von Christopher Lawson
From an Observatory 5:24 Gelesen von Melody Khoriaty
The Mode in Monuments 10:24 Gelesen von GentleJim
How I Died 6:33 Gelesen von Larry Wilson

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what a wonderful inventive mind HG had . The stories flow.


(4.5 stars)

Great comedy!


(4.5 stars)

Of course, as Dr Raycyst says (although without the obvious sarcasm), Wells doesn't have very diverse pieces of humor here. While they are funny, they clearly reveal the sexism of his days.