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The idle thoughts of an idle fellow : a book for an idle holiday

by Jerome K. Jerome, Dickon Edwards

A collection of humorous essays providing satirical observations on everyday topics such as financial hardship, love, and the behaviour of cats and dogs. The work examines late nineteenth-century social conventions through a series of lighthearted reflections.

Accession 19729 ISBN 9781905005048 Publisher —
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