Physical description

334 p. : marbled board cover with leather spine and trim

Publication type

fiction

Inscriptions & markings

Book plate pasted inside front cover: 'Linton Mechanics' Institute / Established, 1871'. Signed 'J. Dodds'. Book plate indicates book was part of original Linton Mechanics' Institute collection

Summary

Miscellaneous collection of the author's works, mostly written in the early nineteenth century, but published afterwards in various editions until the early twentieth century. The book features personal anecdotes and observations that highlight the absurdities and follies of life. Includes 'Diary of the Continent'; 'S.W. and by W. and 3/4 W.'; 'Ill-Will'; 'The sky-blue domino'; 'Modern town houses'; 'The way to be happy'; 'How to write a fashionable novel' 'How to write a book of travels'; 'How to write a Romance'; The legend of the Ball Rock'; 'Moonshine'.