Project Gutenberg 2009-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 177 Blythe, Samuel G. (Samuel George) 1868 1947 14011573 The Old Game: A Retrospect After Three and a Half Years on the Water-wagon Produced by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Old Game: A Retrospect After Three and a Half Years on the Water-wagon" by Samuel G. Blythe is a reflective account written in the early 20th century. This work falls under the category of personal memoir and provides insight into the author's experiences and observations regarding alcohol consumption and the journey of abstinence from drinking. The book likely explores the personal and social implications of giving up alcohol, highlighting the contrasts between the conviviality of drinking and the perceived benefits of sobriety. In this memoir, Blythe shares his perspective after three and a half years of sobriety, reflecting on the "old game" of drinking and the new game of abstinence. He examines what he gained and lost during his transition to a non-drinking lifestyle, acknowledging both the physical and mental toll that alcohol took on him and his peers. Through candid observations, he describes encounters with friends, societal expectations surrounding drinking, and the adjustments he had to make in his social life. Blythe ultimately concludes that quitting alcohol has led to improved health and a more fulfilling use of time, arguing that the mental clarity and personal freedom derived from sobriety far outweigh the fleeting pleasures of drinking. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Temperance HV Text Category: Biographies Category: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology 65822 2025-07-12T07:10:44.173004 text/html 63600 2009-07-02T13:29:32 text/html 126764 2025-07-12T07:10:49.528942 application/epub+zip 124673 2025-07-12T07:10:47.263965 application/epub+zip 89198 2025-07-12T07:10:46.164967 application/epub+zip 317995 2025-07-12T07:10:51.179961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304083 2025-07-12T07:10:48.855969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131374 2022-09-13T14:36:42.056978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55981 2025-07-12T07:10:43.926995 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55704 2009-07-02T13:29:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55696 2009-07-02T13:29:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20942 2025-07-12T07:10:51.303944 application/rdf+xml 23878 2025-07-12T07:10:46.654961 image/jpeg 4657 2025-07-12T07:10:46.408956 image/jpeg 21645 2009-07-02T13:29:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 23226 2009-07-02T13:29:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 21624 2009-07-02T13:29:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 122057 2025-07-12T07:10:44.179983 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