A. A. MILNE
Reading edition
AUTHOR OF "THE DAY'S PLAY" AND "THE HOLIDAY ROUND"
THIRD EDITION
METHUEN & CO LTD. 36 ESSEX STREET W.C. LONDON
First PublishedOctober 15th, 1914
Second EditionMarch1917
Third Edition1922
Transcriber's Note
Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. An expanded table of contents, in addition to the one originally published, has been provided below:
THE HEIR
WINTER SPORT
A BAKER'S DOZEN A TRAGEDY IN LITTLE THE FINANCIER THE DOUBLE A BREATH OF LIFE "UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MANAGEMENT" A FAREWELL TOUR THE TRUTH ABOUT HOME RAILS THE KING'S SONS DISAPPOINTMENT AMONG THE ANIMALS A TRAGEDY OF THE SEA OLD FRIENDS
GETTING MARRIED
HOME AFFAIRS AN INSURANCE ACT BACHELOR RELICS LORDS TEMPORAL THE MISSING CARD SILVER LININGS THE ORDER OF THE BATH A TRUNK CALL
OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSES THE PARTING GUEST THE LANDSCAPE GARDENER THE SAME OLD STORY THE SPREADING WALNUT TREE DEFINITIONS A BILLIARD LESSON
BURLESQUES THE SEASIDE NOVELETTE THE SECRET OF THE ARMY AEROPLANE THE HALO THEY GAVE THEMSELVES A DIDACTIC NOVEL
MERELY PLAYERS ON THE BAT'S BACK UNCLE EDWARD THE RENASCENCE OF BRITAIN THE BIRTHDAY PRESENT ONE OF OUR SUFFERERS IN THE SWIM
THE MEN WHO SUCCEED THE HEIR THE STATESMAN THE MAGNATE THE DOCTOR THE NEWSPAPER PROPRIETOR THE COLLECTOR THE ADVENTURER THE EXPLORER
TO MY COLLABORATOR
WHO BUYS THE INK AND PAPER LAUGHS AND, IN FACT, DOES ALL THE REALLY DIFFICULT PART OF THE BUSINESS THIS BOOK IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF A WINTER'S MORNING IN SWITZERLAND