IN A CANADIAN CANOE
IN A CANADIAN
CANOE
THE NINE MUSES MINUS ONE
AND OTHER STORIES
BY
BARRY PAIN
London and New York
HARPER AND BROTHERS
45, ALBEMARLE STREET, W.
1898
TO
A. N. L.
PREFACE.
MY thanks are due to the Editor of “The Granta”for permission to reprint “In a Canadian Canoe,”“The Nine Muses Minus One,” and “The CelestialGrocery.” They have been carefully revised, and considerableadditions have been made. The rest of the volumehas not appeared before, so far as I know.
Although this book appears in a “Library of Wit andHumour,” I have not tried to make it all witty andhumorous: I wanted there to be some background. Iam not sure that I have not made it all background.
B. P.
Clement’s Inn,
July 1891.
CONTENTS.
| PAGE | ||
| In a Canadian Canoe— | ||
| I. | On Art and Sardines,—but more especiallySardines | 1 |
| II. | On Exaltation: together with an Anecdote fromthe “Entertainments” of Kapnides | 8 |
| III. | On Self-Deception: together with the Dream ofthe Dean’s Preparations | 15 |
| IV. | On Reflection: to which is added the Story ofthe Tin Heart | 22 |
| V. | A Storm on the Backs; and a Story of Three | 29 |
| VI. | On Loafing: together with a Second Anecdotefrom the “Entertainments” of Kapnides | 37 |
| VII. | On Causes: with an Excursus on Luck | 44 |
| VIII. | On Solitude: with a Third Anecdote from the“Entertainments” of Kapnides | 51 |
| IX. | On Associations: together with a Last An ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! | |