Adventures And Enthusiasms
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A witty doorway into early twentieth-century England, where a keen eye and a light touch turn the everyday into something luminous. Adventures and Enthusiasms gathers E. V. Lucas's deft blend of classic essay collection, English humour essays, and period travel sketches, tempered by intimate daily life observations and sly social manners satire. Across lucid prose and sparkling anecdotes, Lucas records literary travel encounters, London parlour life, and the small rituals of everyday modern England with a warmth that feels both intimate and grand. It is literature that moves with the pace of a...
A witty doorway into early twentieth-century England, where a keen eye and a light touch turn the everyday into something luminous. Adventures and Enthusiasms gathers E. V. Lucas's deft blend of classic essay collection, English humour essays, and period travel sketches, tempered by intimate daily life observations and sly social manners satire. Across lucid prose and sparkling anecdotes, Lucas records literary travel encounters, London parlour life, and the small rituals of everyday modern England with a warmth that feels both intimate and grand. It is literature that moves with the pace of a friendly conversation, yet carries the rigor of careful observation-think Oscar Wilde style wit and Thomas Hardy's observational clarity, filtered through a distinctly English sensibility. This volume is more than a trip through a vanished world; it is a cultural artefact, a touchstone of early twentieth-century manners, manners turned into mirth and insight. For casual readers, it offers accessible, rewardsome prose that charms and surprises on every page. For classic-literature collectors, it is a sought-after treasure, a carefully reissued gem that restores context and cadence to a beloved voice. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this edition is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint, it is a collector's item and a cultural treasure, fit for reader gift shelves and quiet afternoons alike.
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