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

a Beckett, Arthur William

1900

A FEW TIPS FOR THE THOUGHTLESS.

 

If you have gone over the same ground before, it will be your own fault if you have not made notes in your diary. I always jot down my impressions of a hotel . I could travel half over Europe and know where to go and what hotel to avoid. As to luggage, of course the less you take the better, as mounts up terribly the moment you get quit of the influence exercised by the great English railway companies. Still, never travel without your dress clothes, a frock coat, and a hat box.

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, Vienna, and Berlin are on a par with London, and you should be quite as particular in your apparel in those capitals as you are when you are lounging in the Park or strolling down Bond Street in the height of the season. Of course, evening dress is indispensable. If you do not take it with you, you may be sure that before your trip is over you will have urgently required it. Then, again, it is always as well to carry your passport. You may never be asked for it, but still to have it about you gives you a sense of security that nothing else can afford. Finally, take the advice of my old and valued friend Sir Henry Thompson and never drink water on the Continent . As a matter of fact, it will not be , but very much the reverse. Take cold tea in profusion and (the least advertised) aerated water. Last tip of all. When you have had enough of the Continent come back to England. You will then learn that (alas!) there is no place like home.

 
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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