The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

Name: The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
Author: K. Jerome

This collection of essays satirizes the social conventions and hypocrisies of late Victorian England through a series of humorous anecdotes and witty observations. The author presents himself as an idle fellow who has little to do but think, and his thoughts are often critical of societal norms and expectations. He pokes fun at the pretensions of the upper class, the absurdities of social etiquette, and the hypocrisy of those in positions of power.

By K. Jerome · First published 1885 · Genre: Humor, Essays, Social Commentary · 12 chapters

On the Art of Making up One's Mind
On the Disadvantage of not Getting what One Wants
On the Exceptional Merit Attaching to the Things we Meant to Do
On the Preparation and Employment of Love Philtres
On the Delights and Benefits of Slavery
On the Care and Management of Women
On the Minding of other People's Business
On the Time Wasted in Looking before One Leaps
On the Nobility of Ourselves
On the Motherliness of Man
On the Inadvisability of Following Advice
On the Playing of Marches at the Funerals of Marionettes

The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

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