London at the End of the Century:A Book of Gossip

a Beckett, Arthur William

1900

HOW TO AVOID THE PEST.

 

It would be a mistake to regard all Bank Holiday makers as specimens of Mr. 's well-known type. As a rule the less stumpy lad of the creation is not to be found in excursions where the British artisan is much in evidence. He is not particularly fond of the railway, and unless a local is seldom seen at the sea-side. He appears to thrive in the London air, and is never so happy as when treading his native pavements. Occasionally he takes a trip on board some river steamboat to Margate, and more recently Boulogne-sur-Mer; but for choice he patronises or He is never so much at ease as when he is shouting or singing or doing the forest glades of Easterly Chingford. He may be found at the music halls and the exhibitions. He does not care much for the drama, and even at prefers the blandishments of the young lady at the bar to the vocal charms of the most fascinating of Of one thing Bank Holiday travellers may be tolerably certain. That nowadays the many excellent excursions organised by the various railway companies will be free from the intrusion of this personal pest. 'Arry has no friends nor relatives out of London. He is not troubled to go to the north, south, east, or west in search of kith and kin. So those who intend to travel to their country places need have no fear of molestation from The excursionists of to-day may in some instances be sufficiently homely folk, but they will be kindly and obliging, and in every sense the antithesis of 'Arry. So all the Bank Holiday maker has to do is to avoid the suburbs. To be extra particular, places whose names are initialled with an aspirate should be barred. As a matter of fact, towns commencing with an have a fascination for 'Arry. Although not loving the sea, he is still occasionally found at and

 
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 Title Page
 Dedication
 PREFACE
CHAPTER I: LONDON AT THE END OF THE CENTURY
CHAPTER II: STRANGERS IN LONDON
CHAPTER III: RELIGION IN LONDON
CHAPTER IV: A PEEP INTO STAGELAND
CHAPTER V: PARLIAMENT UP TO DATE
CHAPTER VI: A NIGHT IN THE HOUSE
CHAPTER VII: THE PREMIER CLUB OF ENGLAND
CHAPTER VIII: LONDONERS HOLDING HOLIDAY
CHAPTER IX: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CLUB
CHAPTER X: IN RATHER MIXED CLUBLAND
CHAPTER XI: IN AUXILIARY CLUBLAND
CHAPTER XII: A PANTOMIME AT DRURY LANE
CHAPTER XIII: LONDON EXHIBITIONS
CHAPTER XIV: COACHING THE UNIVERSITY CREW
CHAPTER XV: THE SEQUEL TO THE DERBY
CHAPTER XVI: THE LONDON GONDOLA
CHAPTER XVII: LONDON ON STRIKE
CHAPTER XVIII: LONDON FIRES
CHAPTER XIX: PALL MALL AND PRIVATE THOMAS ATKINS
CHAPTER XX: CONCERNING THE LONDON VOLUNTEERS
CHAPTER XXI: SERVING WITH THE LONDON MILITIA
CHAPTER XXII: LONDON GUNNERS AT SHOEBURYNESS
CHAPTER XXIII: BECOMING A SOCIETY LION
CHAPTER XXIV: ENTERTAINING THE WORKING MAN
CHAPTER XXV: CHOOSING A FANCY DRESS
CHAPTER XXVI: PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKING
CHAPTER XXVII: ART IN LONDON
CHAPTER XXVIII: SPENDING BANK HOLIDAY IN LONDON
CHAPTER XXIX: A BANK HOLIDAY WITHOUT 'ARRY
CHAPTER XXX: LONDON OUT OF TOWN
CHAPTER XXXI: LONDONERS AND THEIR SUMMER HOLIDAYS
CHAPTER XXXII: LONDONERS AND THE CHANNEL
CHAPTER XXXIII: LONDON UNDER DOCTOR'S ORDERS
CHAPTER XXXIV: TWO CITIES IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS
CHAPTER XXXV: THE LONDONER'S SEARCH FOR HEALTH
CHAPTER XXXVI: THE PARISIAN PART OF THE LONDON DISTRICT
CHAPTER XXXVII: A NOVELTY IN LONDON RECREATIONS
CHAPTER XXXVIII: LONDON SCHOOLBOYS AT THE END OF THE CENTURY