4 edition of The idler"s companion found in the catalog.
The idler"s companion
Niall, Ian.
Published
1978
by Heinemann in London
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | Ian Niall [i.e. J. McNeillie]. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PR6025.A3173 Z5 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 182 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 182 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL4476756M |
| ISBN 10 | 0434510254 |
| LC Control Number | 79304414 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 5076371 |
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THE IDLER'S COMPANION An Anthology of Lazy Literature Edited by Tom Hodgkinson & Matthew De Abaitua FOURTH ESTATE • London. CONTENTS Introduction 9 Acknowledgements 11 THE COURTIER The Idler No. 1, Samuel Johnson 12 Oblomov, Ivan Goncharov 14 Cain's Book, Alexander Trocchi 15 On Being Idle, Jerome K.
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by Matthew de Abaitua (Author), Tom Hodgkinson (Author)/5(3). The Idlers' Club was a group of older men of the town who took it upon themselves as interested in what was going on while pretending to be nonchalant about it. This group is the stereotypical.
Robert Louis Stevenson “An Apology for Idlers” *Stevenson does all kinds of idle stuff with the footnotes here, which is almost an Oulipo stunt. A strange guy, Stevenson. The author takes us to the villages of his childhood, through rambles over highlands and lowlands and to so many fishing holes in search of the people that make this land special.
Eccentrics, or they would be if they had the money, hermits, and those that live off the land with never a thought of self righteousness.5/5(3).
The Book-Hunter at Home, by P.B. Allan (); The Amenities of Book-Collecting, by A. Edward Newton (); Memoirs of a Bookman, by Jack Matthews (); and their companion works, are brimming with fine observations on the delights of book-collecting, and on the lives of sundry authors, but offer nary a nod to the trans-generational.
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The Idler team also produced the best-selling book Crap Towns, which was followed up by Crap Towns II, Crap Holidays and Crap Jobs.
Tom has published a number of pamphlets including his own We Want Everyone, a visionary attack on Facebook, and Dr Matthew Green’s history of .It was the custom of the time to indulge socially, so the following poem—one of his most famous pieces—explores the unusual problem of drinking alone, for which Li Bai finds an uncommon solution.
Among the blossoms waits a jug of wine. I pour myself a drink, no loved one near. Raising my cup, I invite the bright moon and turn to my shadow.The Idlers sang at the re-interment of Captain Hopley Yeaton, the father of the Coast Guard, on Octo The Singing Idlers made an appearance on Saturday Night Live on Februwhere Leon Redbone was the musical guest, and the hostess Jill Clayburgh sang "Sea Cruise" backed by .
