Light personal essays that turn small urban pleasures into occasions for fancy. Brooks takes his noonday quest for food past the bar to a rump of meat moated in gravy, listens to the junkman’s call and dreams of Aladdin’s lamp, and wanders the roads of morning, with bookish allusions dropping from every sentence.
Gentle, witty essays in the tradition of Lamb, perfect for unhurried reading. Download the free EPUB.