The Adventure of Living
John St. Loe Strachey The Adventure of Living Table of Contents
The Adventure of Living...... 1 John St. Loe Strachey...... 1 PREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION...... 3 POSTSCRIPT TO AMERICAN PREFACE...... 4 CHAPTER I. HOW I CAME TO THE SPECTATOR ...... 5 CHAPTER II. HOW I CAME TO THE SPECTATOR (Continued)...... 9 CHAPTER III. MY PHYSICAL HOME, MY FAMILY, AND MY GOOD FORTUNE THEREIN...... 14 CHAPTER IV. MY FATHER...... 20 CHAPTER V. MY FATHER'S STORIES OF THE STRACHEY FAMILY...... 27 CHAPTER VI. MY CHILDHOOD AND SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL INCIDENTS...... 35 CHAPTER VII. MY CHILDHOOD ( Continued)...... 40 CHAPTER VIII. THE FAMILY NURSE...... 45 CHAPTER IX. BOYHOOD: POETRY AND METRE...... 53 CHAPTER X. OXFORD...... 61 CHAPTER XI. A CLASSICAL EDUCATION...... 67 CHAPTER XII. AN OXFORD FRIENDSHIP...... 70 CHAPTER XIII. OXFORD MEMORIES ( Concluded)...... 73 CHAPTER XIV. PRESS WORK IN LONDON...... 77 CHAPTER XV. THE CORNHILL ...... 82 CHAPTER XVI. MEREDITH TOWNSEND...... 93 CHAPTER XVII. MEREDITH TOWNSEND ( Continued)...... 98 CHAPTER XVIII. MY LIFE IN LONDON IN THE 'NINETIES...... 104 CHAPTER XIX. MY LIFE IN LONDON IN THE 'NINETIES (Continued)...... 112 CHAPTER XX. THE ETHICS OF JOURNALISM...... 120 CHAPTER XXI. THE PLACE OF THE JOURNALIST IN MODERN LIFE...... 127 CHAPTER XXII. A WAR EPISODE−MY AMERICAN TEA−PARTIES...... 132 CHAPTER XXIII. IDYLLS OF THE WAR...... 140 CHAPTER XXIV. FIVE GREAT MEN...... 148 CHAPTER XXV. FIVE GREAT MEN ( Continued)...... 158 CHAPTER XXVI. MY POLITICAL OPINIONS...... 172 CHAPTER XXVII. MY POLITICAL OPINIONS (Continued)...... 181 CHAPTER XXVIII. UNWRITTEN CHAPTERS...... 187
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• PREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION • POSTSCRIPT TO AMERICAN PREFACE • CHAPTER I. HOW I CAME TO THE SPECTATOR • CHAPTER II. HOW I CAME TO THE SPECTATOR ( Continued) • CHAPTER III. MY PHYSICAL HOME, MY FAMILY, AND MY GOOD FORTUNE THEREIN • CHAPTER IV. MY FATHER • CHAPTER V. MY FATHER'S STORIES OF THE STRACHEY FAMILY • CHAPTER VI. MY CHILDHOOD AND SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL INCIDENTS • CHAPTER VII. MY CHILDHOOD (Continued) • CHAPTER VIII. THE FAMILY NURSE • CHAPTER IX. BOYHOOD: POETRY AND METRE • CHAPTER X. OXFORD • CHAPTER XI. A CLASSICAL EDUCATION • CHAPTER XII. AN OXFORD FRIENDSHIP • CHAPTER XIII. OXFORD MEMORIES (Concluded) • CHAPTER XIV. PRESS WORK IN LONDON • CHAPTER XV. THE CORNHILL • CHAPTER XVI. MEREDITH TOWNSEND • CHAPTER XVII. MEREDITH TOWNSEND (Continued) • CHAPTER XVIII. MY LIFE IN LONDON IN THE 'NINETIES • CHAPTER XIX. MY LIFE IN LONDON IN THE 'NINETIES ( Continued) • CHAPTER XX. THE ETHICS OF JOURNALISM • CHAPTER XXI. THE PLACE OF THE JOURNALIST IN MODERN LIFE • CHAPTER XXII. A WAR EPISODE−MY AMERICAN TEA−PARTIES • CHAPTER XXIII. IDYLLS OF THE WAR • CHAPTER XXIV. FIVE GREAT MEN • CHAPTER XXV. FIVE GREAT MEN (Continued) • CHAPTER XXVI. MY POLITICAL OPINIONS • CHAPTER XXVII. MY POLITICAL OPINIONS (Continued) • CHAPTER XXVIII. UNWRITTEN CHAPTERS
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THE ADVENTURE OF LIVING
A Subjective Autobiography (1860−1922)
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By John St. Loe Strachey Editor of The Spectator