The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome K. Jerome
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"The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow" by Jerome K. Jerome is a humorous collection of essays written in the late 19th century. This work reflects on the absurdities and challenges of daily life, touching on themes of indecision and the human experience through a blend of comedy and philosophical musings. The essays typically employ a conversational style, allowing readers to engage intimately with the thoughts of the narrator, who seems to
embody an everyman perspective on life's trivialities. The opening of the book presents a lively, comedic dialogue centered around a woman's indecision while shopping for fabric. It illustrates her struggles in making a choice between a grey and a red material, which reflects larger themes of human indecisiveness and societal pressures regarding appearances. The narrator humorously interjects with thoughts on male indecision, questioning the evolving standards of masculinity and fashion, and hinting at the absurdity of worrying too much about superficial concerns. This set-up establishes the tone of the collection—a blend of everyday observations infused with wit and introspection that invites the reader to reflect on their own experiences with indecision and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka), 1859-1927 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow |
| Contents | On the art of making up one's mind -- On the disadvantage of not getting what one wants -- On the exceptional merit attaching to the things we meant to do -- On the preparation and employment of love philtres -- On the delights and benefits of slavery -- On the care and management of women -- On the minding of other people's business -- On the time wasted in looking before one leaps -- On the nobility of ourselves -- On the motherliness of man -- On the inadvisability of following advice -- On the playing of marches at the funerals of marionettes. |
| Credits | This etext was prepared by Les Bowler from the 1899 Hurst and Blackett edition |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English essays |
| Subject | English wit and humor |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1915 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 1999 |
| Last Update | May 20, 2015 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 736 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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