Certain Personal Matters
by H. G. Wells
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About This Book
H.G. Wells' collection of humorous and witty essays, including such topics as "Thoughts on Cheapness and My Aunt Charlotte," "On the Choice of a Wife," "In a Literary Household," "The Language of Flowers," "The Book of Curses," "The Writing of Essays," "The Pleasure of Quarrelling," "How I Died," and many more!
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- CERTAIN PERSONAL MATTERS
- H.G. WELLS
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- CERTAIN PERSONAL MATTERS
- H.G. WELLS
- CERTAIN PERSONAL MATTERS
- H.G. WELLS
- CONTENTS
- CERTAIN PERSONAL MATTERS
- THOUGHTS ON CHEAPNESS AND MY AUNT CHARLOTTE
- THE TROUBLE OF LIFE
- ON THE CHOICE OF A WIFE
- THE HOUSE OF DI SORNO
- OF CONVERSATION
- IN A LITERARY HOUSEHOLD
- ON SCHOOLING AND THE PHASES OF MR. SANDSOME
- THE POET AND THE EMPORIUM
- THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
- THE LITERARY REGIMEN
- HOUSE-HUNTING AS AN OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT
- OF BLADES AND BLADERY
- OF CLEVERNESS
- THE POSE NOVEL
- THE VETERAN CRICKETER
- CONCERNING A CERTAIN LADY
- THE SHOPMAN
- THE BOOK OF CURSES
- DUNSTONE'S DEAR LADY
- EUPHEMIA'S NEW ENTERTAINMENT
- FOR FREEDOM OF SPELLING
- INCIDENTAL THOUGHTS ON A BALD HEAD
- OF A BOOK UNWRITTEN
- THE EXTINCTION OF MAN
- THE WRITING OF ESSAYS
- THE PARKES MUSEUM
- BLEAK MARCH IN EPPING FOREST
- THE THEORY OF QUOTATION
- ON THE ART OF STAYING AT THE SEASIDE
- CONCERNING CHESS
- THE COAL-SCUTTLE
- BAGARROW
- THE BOOK OF ESSAYS DEDICATORY
- THROUGH A MICROSCOPE
- THE PLEASURE OF QUARRELLING
- THE AMATEUR NATURE-LOVER
- FROM AN OBSERVATORY
- THE MODE IN MONUMENTS
- HOW I DIED
- THE END
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