Of all things . The waiter wasnt very enthusiastic over my order. OF ALL THINGS By ROBERT C. BENCHLEY With an Introduction by STEPHEN LEACOCKIllustrated by GLUYAS WILLIAMS JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LIMITEDLONDON, VIGO ST. MCMXXII Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner, Frame and London TO HENRY BESSEMER Without whose tireless patience, unswervingindustry and inexhaustible zeal the Bessemersteel converter would never have become areality, this book is affectionately dedicated by THE AUTHOR ^7 / j^S. These sketches appeared originally in Vanity Fair, TheNew York Tribune Sunday Magazine, Col
Of all things . The waiter wasnt very enthusiastic over my order. OF ALL THINGS By ROBERT C. BENCHLEY With an Introduction by STEPHEN LEACOCKIllustrated by GLUYAS WILLIAMS JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LIMITEDLONDON, VIGO ST. MCMXXII Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner, Frame and London TO HENRY BESSEMER Without whose tireless patience, unswervingindustry and inexhaustible zeal the Bessemersteel converter would never have become areality, this book is affectionately dedicated by THE AUTHOR ^7 / j^S. These sketches appeared originally in Vanity Fair, TheNew York Tribune Sunday Magazine, Colliers Weekly,Life, and Motor Print, all but two of these magazinesimmediately aftenvard having either discontinued pub-lication or changed hands. To those which are oldenough to remember, and to the new managements ofthe others, the author offers grateful acknowledgment forpermission to reprint the material in this book. (As amatter of fact, permission was never asked, but theyprobably wont mind anyway.) INTofallthings00benc
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