Project Gutenberg 2012-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 218 Baxter, Beverley 1891 1964 Baxter, Arthur Beverley The Blower of Bubbles The blower of bubbles -- Petite Simunde -- The man who scoffed -- The airy prince -- Mr. Craighouse of New York, satirist. Produced by sp1nd and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Blower of Bubbles" by Arthur Beverley Baxter is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The volume features various narratives exploring the lives of individuals affected by the aftermath of war, particularly focusing on English society. The opening story introduces the main character, a young man named Basil Norman, known as the "Blower of Bubbles," who navigates the melancholic atmosphere of post-war London while reflecting on themes of love, loss, and artistic expression. At the start of the book, the protagonist finds himself in a gloomy mood on Christmas Eve in Sloane Square, surrounded by the contrasting cheer of the holiday season. Through a series of encounters, he engages in conversations that reveal his cynical and introspective nature. The arrival of Basil Norman, a friend from his past, brings a shift in the narrative, as their interactions juxtapose Norman's optimism and vivacity against the protagonist's brooding melancholy. The opening sets a tone of exploration into the depths of human emotion, love, and the complexities of life that emerge against the backdrop of a changed world shaped by war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40501/40501-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: British Literature 409998 2025-07-16T11:40:51.470906 text/html 388863 2024-10-23T10:10:28 text/html 219591 2025-07-16T11:40:56.556891 application/epub+zip 225810 2025-07-16T11:40:52.206891 application/epub+zip 219006 2025-07-16T11:40:51.837883 application/epub+zip 341612 2025-07-16T11:40:59.962869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331707 2025-07-16T11:40:56.215895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324926 2022-09-18T14:16:08.118633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378828 2023-09-17T14:40:56.292678 text/plain 358966 2024-10-23T10:10:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16395 2025-07-16T11:41:00.094863 application/rdf+xml 16791 2025-07-16T11:40:51.916893 image/jpeg 2568 2025-07-16T11:40:51.876889 image/jpeg 210601 2025-07-16T11:40:51.505915 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