Project Gutenberg 1999-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 312 Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) 1859 1927 Jerome, Jerome Klapka Jerome, J. K. Jerome, J.K. Jerome, Jerome Clapp The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow 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. This etext was prepared by Les Bowler from the 1899 Hurst and Blackett edition "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.) Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English essays English wit and humor PR Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 406275 2025-08-01T11:30:16.852549 text/html 419398 2015-05-20T16:48:30 text/html; charset=us-ascii 685184 2015-05-20T16:56:10 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 699827 2025-08-01T11:30:21.553570 application/epub+zip 704352 2025-08-01T11:30:17.622563 application/epub+zip 206273 2025-08-01T11:30:17.226570 application/epub+zip 812527 2025-08-01T11:30:24.950507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 784682 2025-08-01T11:30:21.143564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288013 2022-09-01T12:52:54.144976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385115 2025-08-01T11:30:16.179568 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 385244 2015-05-20T16:48:05 text/plain; charset=utf-8 152645 2015-05-20T16:56:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19603 2025-08-01T11:30:25.099510 application/rdf+xml 12206 2025-08-01T11:30:17.311536 image/jpeg 2369 2025-08-01T11:30:17.264555 image/jpeg 691158 2025-08-01T11:30:16.922610 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