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Certain Personal Matters

Although best known for his works of science fiction, social commentary and history, H.G. Wells here gives us humorous and light-hearted pieces on a wide variety of intriguing topics from chess to death. Each essay is a gem of wit and delight. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Year of Publication: 1898Genres: Essays & Short Works

Running Time: 06 hours 23 minutes 30 seconds(39 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Greg Giordano, Graham Scott, Larry Wilson

#	Chapter Name
	Thoughts on Cheapness and My Aunt Charlotte Foon	10:19
	The Trouble of Life Larry Wilson	13:30
	On the Choice of a Wife Foon	8:47
	The House of Di Sorno D. Wood	10:18
	Of Conversation Scotty Smith	11:31
	In a Literary Household Graham Scott	8:40
	On Schooling and the Phases of Mr. Sandsome Elisabeth	13:43
	The Poet and the Emporium Graham Scott	10:01
	The Language of Flowers Graham Scott	9:12
	The Literary Regimen Graham Scott	9:36
	House-Hunting as an Outdoor Amusement Greg Giordano	11:15
	Of Blades and Bladery Greg Giordano	9:48
	Of Cleverness Greg Giordano	9:35
	The Pose Novel GentleJim	9:20
	The Veteran Cricketer Graham Scott	10:56
	Concerning a Certain Lady Greg Giordano	10:50
	The Shopman Melody Khoriaty	8:16
	The Book of Curses Graham Scott	10:06
	Dunstone’s Dear Lady Graham Scott	8:40
	Euphemia’s New Entertainment Greg Giordano	7:47
	For Freedom of Spelling Foon	11:58
	Incidental Thoughts on a Bald Head Greg Giordano	9:03
	Of a Book Unwritten D. Wood	14:56
	The Extinction of Man Greg Giordano	12:05
	The Writing of Essays Larry Wilson	7:21
	The Parkes Museum Greg Giordano	9:01
	Bleak March in Epping Forest Rowan Etzel	7:30
	The Theory of Quotation Greg Giordano	7:00
	Of the Art of Staying at the Seaside Graham Scott	10:47
	Concerning Chess Larry Wilson	10:22
	The Coal-Scuttle Graham Scott	10:25
	Bagarrow Keir	11:09
	The Book of Essays Dedicatory D. Wood	5:55
	Through a Microscope Rowan Etzel	9:27
	The Pleasure of Quarrelling Greg Giordano	11:30
	The Amateur Nature-Lover Christopher Lawson	10:30
	From an Observatory Melody Khoriaty	5:24
	The Mode in Monuments GentleJim	10:24
	How I Died Larry Wilson	6:33