If I May

Much the in the same vein as the book of essays I read by Wind in the Willows author Kenneth Grahame, this is a book of short essays by A.A.Milne, the author of Winnie the Pooh. While Grahame's essays were longer & filled with incomprehensible Latin & French as well as sometimes strange subjects & s......more

Very enjoyable in small doses, but maybe just a little too privileged to be comfortable.......more

If I May é uma colecção de ensaios de A. A. Milne (o famoso autor do Winnie the Pooh). É assim uma espécie de Os Meus Problemas de Miguel Esteves Cardoso, mas se ele fosse um cavalheiro do séc.XX. Tive o privilégio de os ler (em formato ebook) graças ao maravilhoso trabalho da equipa do Projecto Gut......more

This collection of humorous short essays has its bright sparks, such as 'The Case for the Artist,' 'The Largest Circulation' and 'The Honour of your Country.' This Milne fellow had a sense of humour for sure, but some of the pieces here were a bit under developed, difficult to trudge through and did......more

Short mostly funny essays by Milne reprinted from various publications he wrote for -- the sort of light 'occasional piece' that was common in magazines in the early 20th century. All together they're a bit much of a muchness, but so long as I space them out some, they are nice comfortable reading f......more