CONTENTS
PREFACE
I.—SPOOF. A Thousand-Guinea Novel. New! Fascinating! Perplexing!
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
II.—THE READING PUBLIC. A BOOK STORE STUDY
III.—AFTERNOON ADVENTURES AT MY CLUB
1.—The Anecdotes of Dr. So and So
2.—The Shattered Health of Mr. Podge
3.—The Amazing Travels of Mr. Yarner
4.—The Spiritual Outlook of Mr. Doomer
5.—The Reminiscences of Mr. Apricot
6.—The Last Man out of Europe
7.—The War Mania of Mr. Jinks and Mr. Blinks
8.—The Ground Floor
9.—The Hallucination of Mr. Butt
IV-RAM SPUDD THE NEW WORLD SINGER.
V.—ARISTOCRATIC ANECDOTES OR LITTLE STORIES OF GREAT
VI.—EDUCATION MADE AGREEABLE OR THE DIVERSIONS OF A
VII.—AN EVERY-DAY EXPERIENCE
VIII—TRUTHFUL ORATORY
IX.—OUR LITERARY BUREAU
X.—SPEEDING UP BUSINESS
XI.—WHO IS ALSO WHO
XII.—PASSIONATE PARAGRAPHS
XIII.—WEEJEE THE PET DOG
XIV.—SIDELIGHTS ON THE SUPERMEN
XV.—THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
XVI—THE FIRST NEWSPAPER
XVII—IN THE GOOD TIME AFTER THE WAR