Punch Or The London Charivari Vol 158 1920 01 14

Author : Owen Seaman
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781722734947
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Punch, Or the London Charivari written by Owen Seaman and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-14 Owen Seaman THE DOMESTIC PROBLEM. "Well, I've been to see three of them now," she said. "The first is at Shepherd's Bush-" "What pipes!" I ejaculated. "What music! What wild ecstasy!" "-four hundred yards from the Central Tube, to be exact; and there's a large roller skating-rink next door. You never rolled, did you? Three sessions daily, the advertisement says." "I'm afraid I sat oftener than that when I rolled," I confessed. "'Another transport split, ' as the evening papers say. I wonder whether Sir Eric Geddes is the rink-controller. But tell me a little about the house. I suppose there's a high premium and a deep basement?" "There are." "Next, please." "The next is at Chiswick; very damp and miles and miles to catch your bus. And there's a basement again." "You might grow mushrooms in the basement," I said hopefully, "while I hunted my Pimlico on the shore. What about the third?" "The third is at Hampstead, very high up and very salubrious. The agent says we should be able to overlook the whole of London." "Impossible," I protested; "you can't ignore a thing like London." "I don't think he meant that exactly," she explained. "He said that from the top bedroom window on bright days one could catch a glimpse of the dome of St. Paul's." "That will be rather fine," I agreed. "We can have afternoon receptions in the top bedroom, and print 'To meet the Dean and Chapter' on the card. People love meeting Chapters in real life. What is the rental of this eyrie?" She told me. It was as high as the site; and, again, there was a dug-out underneath. "You haven't tried Ponder's End?" I said at last. "I've often seen those words on a bus, and a lot of sad-looking people on the top, pondering, I suppose, the inevitable end." We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.