Twenty Years of Spoof and Bluff

Twenty Years of Spoof and Bluff

It has been said that any man of mature age could write at least one interesting book, if he confined himself to relating his own experiences. Well, that is what I have done. This is primarily the story of my life, interspersed with various anecdotes, wheezes, and gags, pertaining to a profession concerning the real inside of which the public is mostly ignorant. Like Topsy, the book growed. An incident recalled here, a story remembered there, has been jotted down at haphazard as the mood seized me. I may add that the incidents recorded in Chapters XIV. and XV., as also the human telescope story in Chapter XIII., first saw the light in the Strand Magazine, to the Editor of which periodical I am indebted for permission to reproduce them here. vii xiii 3 Work as a telegraph messenger boyFirst attempts at public entertainmentSmall but appreciative audiencesI introduce the cycle to the Post OfficeChristmas-boxing on my ownI am rewarded with the Order of the SackHard timesA home-made conjuring outfitOn tramp to SouthendBusking on the sandsWrathful niggersStage frightBest clear, kidI clearOn the road back to LondonHunger and thirstFour shows for fourpenceA welcome homeNo food in the house and the brokers inCovering the spotJimmy JenningsI win watchesBeat a game and gain a friendA quick way of making moneyLearning to be a street pattererTricks of the showmans tradeNearly a riotJimmy grows anxiousGood-bye to London once moreA new pitchAnd the beginning of a new life. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 49547
Author: Carlton, 1881-1942
Release Date: Jul 29, 2015
Format: eBook
Language: English