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A Man's Man
A Man's Man
A Man's Man
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A Man's Man is an adventurous comedy with a hint of romance written by Ian Hay. Hay was a British teacher and soldier, but is best reminisced as a novelist, dramatist and essayist. Excerpt: "Take Margate and Douglas and Blackpool, and pile them into an untidy heap; throw in a dozen Fun-Cities from Olympia and half a score of World's Fairs from the Agricultural Hall; add some of the less reputable features of Earl's Court and Neuilly Fair; include a race-course of the baser sort; case the whole in wood, and people it with sallow gentlemen in striped jerseys and ladies answering exclusively to such names as Hattie, Sadie, and Mamie, reared up apparently upon an exclusive diet of peanuts and clam-chowder; keep the whole multitude duly controlled [pg 82]and disciplined by a police force which, if appearances go for anything, has been recruited entirely from the criminal classes; and you will be able faintly to realise what Coney Island can do when it tries on a fine Sunday in summer."
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PublisherDigiCat
Release dateNov 21, 2022
ISBN8596547420224
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