Penguin Great Ideas

An Apology for Idlers

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Penguin Great Ideas: An Apology for Idlers

Offering an invitation to reject the work ethic and enjoy life's simple pleasures (such as laughing, drinking and lying in the open air), this essay on the joys of idleness contains writings on, among other things, growing old, visiting unpleasant places and the overwhelming experience of falling in love.

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Beschrijving Penguin Great Ideas: An Apology for Idlers

ISBN: 9780141043968
Pagina's: 128
Verschenen: 01-01-2009
Serie: Penguin Great Ideas
NUR: 309

Druk: 1
Uitvoering: Paperback / softback
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Penguin Books Ltd

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