Project Gutenberg 2009-12-16 Public domain in the USA. 180 Godley, A. D. (Alfred Denis) 1856 1925 Godley, Alfred Denis Godley, Aluredus D. The Casual Ward: Academic and Other Oddments Transcribed from the 1912 Smith, Elder & Co. edition by David Price "The Casual Ward: Academic and Other Oddments" by A. D. Godley is a collection of humorous essays written in the early 20th century. The book includes a variety of pieces that explore academic life, historical figures, and societal observations, often with a satirical edge. The essays likely cover topics related to the author's experiences and observations within the educational sphere, including fiction and characters from academia and beyond. The beginning of the work presents the first essay titled "M. T. CICERONIS DE LEGE BODLEIANA ORATIO," where the author humorously imagines a speech opposing a proposal to ban bicycles from the Bodleian Library. This satirical speech, crafted in a formal style, addresses the absurdity of restricting bicycles, arguing for the importance of accessibility to precious academic resources. The opening not only sets the tone of clever wit and scholarly satire but also introduces readers to Godley's perspective on the quirks of academic bureaucracy, laying the groundwork for the themes and tones that will be continued throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English wit and humor Humorous poetry, English PR Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 196230 2025-08-12T13:11:26.485923 text/html 199709 2009-12-16T13:42:53 text/html 169730 2025-08-12T13:11:35.091874 application/epub+zip 168264 2025-08-12T13:11:30.406931 application/epub+zip 147346 2025-08-12T13:11:28.886870 application/epub+zip 362105 2025-08-12T13:11:37.999819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328224 2025-08-12T13:11:33.733854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246637 2022-09-14T07:45:49.628782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165341 2025-08-12T13:11:25.924880 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 167252 2009-12-16T13:29:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165090 2009-12-16T13:45:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20251 2025-08-12T13:11:38.131827 application/rdf+xml 18761 2025-08-12T13:11:29.396870 image/jpeg 4031 2025-08-12T13:11:29.142890 image/jpeg 67016 2009-12-16T13:45:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 72325 2009-12-16T13:45:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 66561 2009-12-16T13:45:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 161027 2025-08-12T13:11:26.507880 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