Project Gutenberg 2012-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 185 Rosenbach, A. S. W. (Abraham Simon Wolf) 1876 1952 Rosenbach, Abraham Simon Wolf Herford, Oliver 1863 1935 Herford, O. (Oliver) 17030280 The Unpublishable Memoirs The unpublishable memoirs -- The three trees -- The purple hawthorn -- The disappearance of Shakespeare -- The colonial secretary -- In defence of his name -- "The hundred and first story" -- The lady of the breviary -- The evasive pamphlet -- The great discovery -- The fifteen joys of marriage. Produced by Al Haines "The Unpublishable Memoirs" by A. S. W. Rosenbach is a fiction work written in the early 20th century. It revolves around the character Robert Hooker, a passionate yet underfunded book collector who finds himself embroiled in humorous and cunning escapades in pursuit of rare and valuable literary treasures. The narrative dives into the world of bibliophiles, exploring themes of desire, deception, and the lengths to which one might go to acquire what one covets. The opening portion introduces Robert Hooker in a moment of despair as he misses out on purchasing a highly sought-after book, the "Unpublishable Memoirs" by Beau Brummel, after a wealthy competitor outbids him. This disappointment ignites a spark within Hooker, leading him to contemplate a more audacious plan: to outwit the affluent collectors around him. He fantasizes about leveraging his intellectual prowess to acquire valuable items, not just books but art and rarities, in increasingly daring ways. The narrative already hints at his mischievous character as he prepares to embark on a series of adventures designed to turn the tables on the wealthy, setting the stage for a humorous exploration of greed and ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Collectors and collecting PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Novels 166452 2025-06-15T16:55:27.535649 text/html 164301 2021-01-08T12:38:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 111298 2021-01-08T12:38:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 192940 2025-06-15T16:55:34.492635 application/epub+zip 194053 2025-06-15T16:55:30.823674 application/epub+zip 126887 2025-06-15T16:55:29.501610 application/epub+zip 323196 2025-06-15T16:55:37.143609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315971 2025-06-15T16:55:33.677661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222102 2022-09-17T16:20:29.087962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151587 2025-06-15T16:55:27.001646 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 151383 2021-01-08T12:38:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 58581 2021-01-08T12:38:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 151378 2021-01-08T12:38:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58546 2021-01-08T12:38:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21285 2025-06-15T16:55:37.304575 application/rdf+xml 13800 2025-06-15T16:55:30.085624 image/jpeg 3665 2025-06-15T16:55:29.794650 image/jpeg 190913 2025-06-15T16:55:27.556636 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