A Magnificent Farce and Other Diversions of a Book-Collector (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (Electronic book text)

After the success of "The Amenities of Book-Collecting," the author tried his hand at a more personal style. In this 1921 collection are "What Is the Matter with the Bookshop?" "A Slogan for Booksellers," "' 'Tis Not for Mortals to Command Success, '" "Meditations on a Quarto "Hamlet,"" "Living Twenty-Five Hours a Day," "A Sane View of William Blake," and "My Old Lady, London," among others.