- 1Dedication — Preface
- 2Pebbles on the Shore on Choosing a Name
- 3On Letter-Writing
- 4On Reading in Bed
- 5On Cats and Dogs
- 6On Seeing Visions
- 7On Black Sheep
- 8The Village and the War
- 9On Rumour
- 10On Umbrella Morals
- 11On Talking to One’s Self
- 12On Boswell and His Miracle
- 13On Seeing Ourselves
- 14On the English Spirit
- 15On Falling in Love
- 16On a Bit of Seaweed
- 17On Living Again
- 18Tu-Whit, Tu-Whoo!
- 19On Points of View
- 20On Beer and Porcelain
- 21On a Case of Conscience
- 22On the Guinea Stamp
- 23On the Dislike of Lawyers
- 24On the Cheerfulness of the Blind
- 25On Taxing Vanity
- 26On Thoughts at Fifty
- 27The One-Eyed Cat
- 28On the Philosophy of Hats
- 29On Seeing London
- 30On Catching the Train
- 31In Praise of Chess
- 32On the Downs
- 33On Short Legs and Long Legs
- 34On a Painted Face
- 35On Writing an Article
- 36On a City That Was
- 37On Pleasant Sounds
- 38On Slackening the Bow
- 39On the Intelligent Golf Ball
- 40On a Prisoner of War
- 41On the World We Live in
- 42“I’m Telling You”
- 43On Courage
- 44On Spendthrifts
- 45On a Top-Hat
- 46On Losing One’s Memory
- 47On Wearing a Fur-Lined Coat
- 48In Praise of Walking
- 49On Rewards and Riches
- 50On Taste
- 51On a Hawthorn Hedge
Pebbles on the Shore
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