Front matter
Reading edition
BY
A. A. MILNE
THIRD EDITION
METHUEN & CO. LTD. 36 ESSEX STREET W.C. LONDON
First Published ... September 22nd 1910 Second Edition ... December 1910 Third Edition ... January 1921
TO R. C. LEHMANN MY CHIEF CREDITOR THIS TRIFLE ON ACCOUNT
CONTENTS
THE RABBITS Part I Part II
MARGERY To Margery—from her Uncle Margery's Sock How to Play the Pianola The Knight of the Chimney-piece The Art of Conversation Afternoon Sleep
JOCK
MORE CRICKET To an Old Bat A Scratch Lot Ex Nihilo fit Multum An Average Man
SMALL GAMES Physical Culture Croquet Gardening Golf Stump Cricket Exploring Shopping Chess Progressive Bridge Dressing Up After Dinner
BACHELOR DAYS The Butter The Washing Taking Stock Medes and Persians The Cupboard The Post Bag Going Out The Sidesman An Awkward Case Reverie Retrospect
LETTERS TO CHARLES
NOTE.—All the Articles and Verses in this book have previously appeared in Punch. To the Editor for printing them, and the Proprietors for permitting me to reprint them, I shall always be grateful.
A. A. M.
THE RABBITS
PART I