Trivia

audiobook

Trivia

by Logan Pearsall Smith

EN·~1 hours·87 chapters

Chapters

87 total
1

By Logan Pearsall Smith

0:01
2

Bibliographical Note

0:13
3

Preface

0:30
4

The Author

0:18
5

TRIVIA

0:00
6

BOOK I

0:09
7

Happiness

0:31
8

To-Day

0:29
9

The Afternoon Post

1:06
10

The Busy Bees

0:49

Description

A handful of delightfully idiosyncratic essays invites listeners into a quiet world where the ordinary becomes a source of gentle wonder. The narrator muses on the rhythm of village life—post‑office visits, cricket on the green, the hum of busy bees—while slipping in wry observations about style, happiness, and the instant we awaken from dream into “reality.” Each piece balances playful wit with a soft moral undercurrent, offering a whimsical tour through sun‑lit fields, golden wheat, and the simple pleasures of a well‑ordered home.

The collection feels like a thoughtful walk through a beloved garden, where every turn reveals a fresh observation about work, leisure, and the quiet hopes that sustain us. Listeners will appreciate the author’s keen eye for the everyday, the tender humor that softens even the most earnest moralizing, and the comforting sense that contentment may be found just beyond the next country lane.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (88K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Text file produced by Joris Van Dael, Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger

Release date

2005-07-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Logan Pearsall Smith

Logan Pearsall Smith

1865–1946

Known for polished aphorisms, graceful essays, and a lifelong fascination with the English language, this American-born writer made his literary home in Britain. His work blends wit, precision, and a slightly mischievous eye for human nature.

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