Project Gutenberg 2006-07-29 Public domain in the USA. 597 Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew) 1860 1937 Barrie, James Matthew Barrie, J.M. Prendergast, Maurice 1858 1924 Prendergast, Maurice Brazil My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke Ted Garvin, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke" by J. M. Barrie is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the themes of smoking and the effects of tobacco on the protagonist's life, particularly through the lens of a bachelor who reflects on his past experiences and reluctance to give up smoking despite its drawbacks. The narrative introduces various characters that accompany the main character in his smoking adventures, wherein a peculiar mixture of humor and introspection flourishes. At the start of the story, the narrator shares his inner conflict regarding tobacco, reminiscing about the painful yet pleasurable moments tied to smoking. He describes his transformation from a bachelor entrenched in his smoking habits to a married man who learns to appreciate a smoke-free existence due to his wife's influence. The opening reveals the struggles and contradictions of a man caught between his fondness for his tobacco habits and the realities of a healthier lifestyle, setting a reflective tone that invites readers to contemplate their own vices and dependencies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Wit and humor, Pictorial Smoking -- Anecdotes Tobacco -- Anecdotes PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 431104 2025-08-08T06:56:28.083374 text/html 453071 2021-10-17T05:00:37 text/html 8017995 2025-08-08T06:56:41.483374 application/epub+zip 8025861 2025-08-08T06:56:32.002407 application/epub+zip 199733 2025-08-08T06:56:29.136376 application/epub+zip 5022601 2025-08-08T06:56:49.705269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4961600 2025-08-08T06:56:38.567335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268047 2022-09-09T06:42:47.332683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308765 2025-08-08T06:56:26.472894 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 308487 2021-10-17T05:02:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19659 2025-08-08T06:56:49.934264 application/rdf+xml 13737 2025-08-08T06:56:29.240378 image/jpeg 2336 2025-08-08T06:56:29.188384 image/jpeg 116708 2021-10-17T05:02:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 7992292 2021-10-17T05:02:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 7976979 2025-08-08T06:56:28.563410 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia