Project Gutenberg 2010-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 525 Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall) 1868 1938 Lucas, Edward Verrall Lucas, E.V. Adventures and Enthusiasms The perfect guest -- The sparrows' friend -- The golden eagle -- A morning call -- The true wizard of the north -- Innocence and impulse -- Possessions -- Drake and his game -- Admirals all: to be -- A study in symmetry -- Davy Jones -- The man of Ross -- The innocent's progress -- Thoughts at the ferry -- A little child -- A Devonshire inn -- On shops and stalls -- Third thoughts -- The Italian question -- On disguise -- Broken English -- Enthusiasts -- Telephonics -- The world remedial -- What the sun did not see -- Two of Martha's sons -- Freaks of memory -- The moral dressing-table -- Thackeray's school fellow -- In re physiognomy: Identification. Dr. Sullivan -- The world's desire -- A conqueror -- The newness of the old -- Aunts -- On recitations -- Clicquot well won -- The sufferer -- A south sea bubble -- On finding things -- Punctuality -- The other two -- On secret passages -- Little Miss Banks -- Gentlemen both -- On epitaphs -- In and about London: A London thrill. A door plate. Angel advocacy. The Soane Hogarths. Greenwich Hospital. Kew in April. Royal Windsor. Three little backwaters. A self-made statue. Crowds and a bad Samaritan. Before and after. The green among the grey. The fatherly force. My friend Flora. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "Adventures and Enthusiasms" by E. V. Lucas is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The essays explore a variety of whimsical topics, blending humor and personal reflection with social commentary. The opening chapters introduce themes of hospitality, the quirks of human nature, and observations on everyday life, setting the tone for a light, insightful journey through different experiences and characters. The opening of the work showcases Lucas's engaging style as he contemplates the qualities of a "perfect guest." He humorously reflects on the inherent challenges of being a good guest in someone else's home, suggesting that true ease is unattainable without letting go of personal habits and comforts. This leads into anecdotes about social behaviors and the absurdities of polite conventions, demonstrating Lucas's keen insight into human nature. His exploration of character dynamics creates an inviting atmosphere for readers, engaging them with both humor and thoughtfulness as they are led into various whimsical adventures throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Essays PR Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 442322 2025-07-14T06:38:28.558244 text/html 448163 2021-01-07T06:37:07 text/html 817043 2025-07-14T06:38:38.497230 application/epub+zip 819461 2025-07-14T06:38:32.332241 application/epub+zip 251335 2025-07-14T06:38:30.760254 application/epub+zip 1062084 2025-07-14T06:38:42.994153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1014917 2025-07-14T06:38:37.111197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413203 2022-09-15T15:53:10.544704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395705 2025-07-14T06:38:27.805250 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 395462 2021-01-07T06:37:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 395461 2021-01-07T06:37:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21711 2025-07-14T06:38:43.124158 application/rdf+xml 15607 2025-07-14T06:38:31.290279 image/jpeg 4162 2025-07-14T06:38:31.014230 image/jpeg 162610 2021-01-07T06:37:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 725079 2021-01-07T06:37:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 162518 2021-01-07T06:37:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 801163 2025-07-14T06:38:28.608239 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