Cricket idyll and a dean in disguise at a country house
In a village estate tale the dean is humiliated and amused during a cricket afternoon featuring Helen Adair, Mrs Carberry, and local clergy. A bicycle ride and parasol misadventure end in comic relief as the bishop joins the sport, while Helen outplays the adults, exposing pretensions and sparking family tensions.
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Chas Pecarna
Cisale
London
Helen Adair
Mia
Carberry
Select
Tony
Mrs. Carberry
Helgn
Humber
Helen
Mrs Carberry
Mire Ghai
Sally
Dean
Mr. Dean
Elton
Oxford
Tne
Uncle Jos
Gol
Wmpire
Mrs. Howard
Crickoc
Jos
Etton Mung
Mr. Ely
Fall of the Elect From the Gonden Gheteh
In Chirchester a conservative social circle resists changing manners as new women arise. The archdeacon and dean strive to keep the select circle intact while navigating a cousin’s request to house his daughter Cissie as a companion to a local girl. The scene hints at class, propriety, and growing modernity in a cathedral town.
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Gonden Gheteh
Chirchester
Louiss Holroyd
Archidtacon
Rudyard Kipling
Archdeacon
Tony
New Rochelle
Wall Street
Clarence & Russell
Houseboats and River Life on the Thames and Beyond
A breezy feature on houseboats, their origins on the Thames, and extravagant vessels like the Lorillard “Caiman.” Describes living aboard, safety, layout, and music on deck, with examples from New York Harbor to Florida and a Mexican capitalist’s Gulf craft. Notes on costs, mobility, and the charm of staying aboard for summers and outings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thames
William Waldorf Astor
Pierre Lorillard
Florida
New York
Shrewsbury
Mexico
Gulf
Abildy
Wight
Maud Muller Improved in Summer Ride Tale
A fragmentary poem narrative recalls Maud Muller on a summer night bike trip from six to ten under bright moon, she feels bold and carefree though the next morning brings a headache and her mother hurriedly restores routine, reflecting on changes from girl to woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Muller
Optimist questions world’s direction in light of family finance
A fragment from the Cleveland Leader and a Chaotic cycling exchange hint at social worries about money and popularity. The dialogue sketches a domestic concern over a mother in law’s inability to fund a summer visit, while other clipped lines evoke urban life and sport imagery in Chicago.
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Arthur
Brandon
Daisy
Daley
Olympian Club
Picadilly
Clayton
Patk
Charles Bag
Mise Clayton
Mrs. Clay
Bob Clayton
Vals
Franden
Layton
Tam
Tre
Constante Whgcot
Ian
Arthur Brando
Ears Vicarage
Jefferson Johnson
Maries County
Marlies County
Captain Johnson
Graham
Pennsylvania
Johnson
Lige Jones
Lane's Prairie
St. Louis Repub
Erastus
Mississippi
Sitka
Can
Cleveland
Chicago
Golf Boy
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