
By Havelock Ellis
PREFACE
IMPRESSIONS AND COMMENTS
In this lively collection, the author gathers a series of fleeting notes taken over many years, each one a leaf blown from a personal journal. The pieces range from quiet meditations on nature’s wonders to sharp sketches of city life, inviting listeners to pause and fill the gaps with their own imagination. Though the style is fragmentary, a steady undercurrent of curiosity and humane concern ties the fragments together.
Among the most striking moments is a night‑time vignette of a woman stumbling on a street, observed by indifferent passersby until a compassionate stranger steps in. Through such scenes the work explores how modern manners have shifted, questioning what true chivalry means in a bustling world. The tone is thoughtful yet unapologetically personal, offering a mosaic of insights that reward attentive listening.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (309K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Text file produced by S.R. Ellison, Eric Eldred and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger
Release date
2005-05-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1859–1939
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