Mrs Albert Grundy—Observations in Philistia. Frederic Harold

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4064066137434

      Table of Contents

       Presenting in Outline the Comfortable and Well-Regulated Paradox over which She Presides, and showing its Mental Elevation

       Setting forth the Untoward Circumstances under which the Right Tale was Unfolded in the Wrong Company

       Annotating Sundry Points of Contact found to exist between the Lady and Contemporary Art

       Affording a Novel and Subdued Scientific Light, by which divers Venerable Problems may be Observed Afresh

       Touching the Experimental Graft of a Utilitarian Spirit upon the Aesthetic Instinct in our Sisters

       Relating to Various Phenomena attending the Progress of the Sex along Lines of the Greatest Resistance

       Illustrating the operation of Vegetables and Feminine Duplicity upon the Concepts of Maternal Responsibility

       Containing Thoughts upon the Great Unknown, to which are added Speculations upon her Hereafter

       Glancing at some Modern Aspects of Master John Gutenberg’s ingenious but Over-rated Invention

       Detailing certain Prudential Measures taken during the Panic incident to a Late Threatened Invasion

       Dealing with the Deceptions of Nature, and the Freedom from, Illusion Inherent in the Unnatural

       Suggesting Considerations possibly heretofore Overlooked by Commentators upon the Laws of Property

       Narrating the Failure of a Loyal Attempt to Circumvent Adversity by means of Modern Appliances

       Introducing Scenes from a Foreign Country, and also conveying Welcome Intelligence, together with some Instruction

       Disclosing the Educational Influence exerted by the Essex Coast, and other Matters, including Reasons for Joy

       Describing Impressions of a Momentous Interview, loosely gathered by One who, although present, was not quite In it