Happy DaysFront matterReading editionChapter navigation65 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterA.A. MILNEI. HER SOCKII. HOW WE PLAY THE PIANOLAIII. THE KNIGHT OF THE CHIMNEY-PIECEIV. THE ART OF CONVERSATIONV. AFTERNOON SLEEPVI. A TWICE TOLD TALEVII. THE LITERARY ARTVIII. MY SECRETARYIX. THE TRUTH ABOUT HOME RAILSX. A CROWN OF SORROWSXI. THE LUCKY MONTHXII. THE RESCUEXIII. THE PORTUGUESE CIGARXIV. A COLD WORLDXV. A BREATH OF LIFEXVI. THE DOCTORXVII. THE FINANCIERXVIII. THE THINGS THAT MATTERXIX. THE MAKING OF A CHRISTMAS STORYXX. A MATTER-OF-FACT FAIRY TALEXXI. THE SEASIDE NOVELETTEChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VXXII. THE FIRST OF SPRINGXXIII. THE COMING OF THE CROCUSXXIV. THE LANDSCAPE GARDENERXXV. PAT-BALLXXVI. TEN AND EIGHTXXVII. AN INLAND VOYAGEXXVIII. ONE OF OUR SUFFERERSXXIX. CHUMXXX. "UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MANAGEMENT"XXXI. A FAREWELL TOURXXXII. PHYSICAL CULTUREXXXIII. AN INSURANCE ACTXXXIV. GETTING THE NEEDLEXXXV. DRESSING UPXXXVI. THE COMPLETE KITCHENXXXVII. AN INFORMAL EVENINGXXXVIII. A BILLIARD LESSONXXXIX. BACHELOR RELICSLITTLE PLAYS FOR AMATEURSXL. "FAIR MISTRESS DOROTHY"XLI. "A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING"XLII. "MISS PRENDERGAST"XLIII. "AT DEAD OF NIGHT"XLIV. "THE LOST HEIRESS"XLV. "THE LITERARY LIFE"SUCCESSFUL MENXLVI. THE SOLICITORXLVII. THE PAINTERXLVIII. THE BARRISTERXLIX. THE CIVIL SERVANTL. THE ACTORLI. THE COLLECTORLII. THE STATESMANLIII. THE MAGNATELIV. THE ADVENTURERLV. THE EXPLORERLVI. THE NEWSPAPER PROPRIETORBeginning of this editionNext chapter →A.A. MILNEAll chapters and sections (65)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsA.A. MILNEI. HER SOCKII. HOW WE PLAY THE PIANOLAIII. THE KNIGHT OF THE CHIMNEY-PIECEIV. THE ART OF CONVERSATIONV. AFTERNOON SLEEPVI. A TWICE TOLD TALEVII. THE LITERARY ARTVIII. MY SECRETARYIX. THE TRUTH ABOUT HOME RAILSX. A CROWN OF SORROWSXI. THE LUCKY MONTHXII. THE RESCUEXIII. THE PORTUGUESE CIGARXIV. A COLD WORLDXV. A BREATH OF LIFEXVI. THE DOCTORXVII. THE FINANCIERXVIII. THE THINGS THAT MATTERXIX. THE MAKING OF A CHRISTMAS STORYXX. A MATTER-OF-FACT FAIRY TALEXXI. THE SEASIDE NOVELETTEChapters12345Other sectionsXXII. THE FIRST OF SPRINGXXIII. THE COMING OF THE CROCUSXXIV. THE LANDSCAPE GARDENERXXV. PAT-BALLXXVI. TEN AND EIGHTXXVII. AN INLAND VOYAGEXXVIII. ONE OF OUR SUFFERERSXXIX. CHUMXXX. "UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MANAGEMENT"XXXI. A FAREWELL TOURXXXII. PHYSICAL CULTUREXXXIII. AN INSURANCE ACTXXXIV. GETTING THE NEEDLEXXXV. DRESSING UPXXXVI. THE COMPLETE KITCHENXXXVII. AN INFORMAL EVENINGXXXVIII. A BILLIARD LESSONXXXIX. BACHELOR RELICSLITTLE PLAYS FOR AMATEURSXL. "FAIR MISTRESS DOROTHY"XLI. "A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING"XLII. "MISS PRENDERGAST"XLIII. "AT DEAD OF NIGHT"XLIV. "THE LOST HEIRESS"XLV. "THE LITERARY LIFE"SUCCESSFUL MENXLVI. THE SOLICITORXLVII. THE PAINTERXLVIII. THE BARRISTERXLIX. THE CIVIL SERVANTL. THE ACTORLI. THE COLLECTORLII. THE STATESMANLIII. THE MAGNATELIV. THE ADVENTURERLV. THE EXPLORERLVI. THE NEWSPAPER PROPRIETORBYA.A. MILNE →