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The Observations of Henry

Jerome K. Jerome

The stories are told from the perspective of Henry, a waiter whose colorful experiences and interactions with various characters provide insights into social life.

"The Observations of Henry" by Jerome K. Jerome is a collection of humorous narratives. The stories are told from the perspective of Henry, a waiter whose colorful experiences and interactions with various characters provide insights into social life.

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This is the story, among others, of Henry the waiter—or, as he now prefers to call himself, Henri—told to me in the long dining-room of the Riffel Alp Hotel, where I once stayed for a melancholy week “between seasons,” sharing the echoing emptiness of the place with two maiden ladies, who talked all day to one another in frightened whispers. Henry's construction I have discarded for its amateurishness; his method being generally to commence a story at the end, and then, working backwards to the beginning, wind up with the middle. But in all other respects I have endeavoured to retain his method, which was individual; and this, I think, is the story as he would have told it to me himself, had he told it in this order:

Contents

  1. 01The Ghost of the Marchioness of Appleford
  2. 02Original
  3. 03Original
  4. 04The Uses and Abuses of Joseph
  5. 05Original
  6. 06The Surprise of Mr. Milberry
  7. 07Original
  8. 08The Probation of James Wrench
  9. 09Original
  10. 10The Wooing of Tom Sleight's Wife
  11. 11Original

About this edition

Author
Jerome K. Jerome
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Introductory: no background needed
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
74 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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