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More of the witty, wry, and deliciously wicked essays and articles written by Milne. Most people know him as the creator of Winnie The Pooh, but he worked for many years as editor of Punch Magazine and these are some of his best. Not That It Matters is a collection of over 40 of these short stories and articles. Not That It Matters collects his columns for Punch, which include poems, essays and short stories, from 1912 to 1920. Most of his writing pokes fun, both gentle and not so gentle at a variety of topics. They vary greatly in length so there should be something for everyone. Milne wrote in a thoroughly British atmosphere and for a thoroughly British audience so some of his references may need a bit of research for those 'not of the Empire' (like me) to understand. (Summary by wikipedia and Phil Chenevert)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
01 - The Pleasure of Writing
09:24 - Chapter 2
02 - Acacia Road
07:27 - Chapter 3
03 - My Library
09:07 - Chapter 4
04 - The Chase
08:17 - Chapter 5
05 - Superstition
05:47 - Chapter 6
06 - The Charm of Golf
06:16 - Chapter 7
07 - Goldfish
07:52 - Chapter 8
08 - Saturday to Monday
07:22 - Chapter 9
09 - The Pond
08:51 - Chapter 10
10 - A Seventeenth-century Story
06:12 - Chapter 11
11 - Our Learned Friends
12:17 - Chapter 12
12 - A Word for Autumn
06:22 - Chapter 13
13 - A Christmas Number
07:40 - Chapter 14
14 - No Flowers by Request
04:47 - Chapter 15
15 -The Unfairness of Things
07:32 - Chapter 16
16 - Daffodils
06:04 - Chapter 17
17 - A Household Book
09:19 - Chapter 18
18 - Lunch
06:50 - Chapter 19
19 - The Friend of Man
06:20 - Chapter 20
20 - The Diary Habit
05:54 - Chapter 21
21 - Midsummer Day
07:28 - Chapter 22
22 - At the Bookstall
09:35 - Chapter 23
23 - "Who's Who"
09:39 - Chapter 24
24 - A Day at Lord's
07:52 - Chapter 25
25 - By the Sea
07:17 - Chapter 26
26 - Golden Fruit
06:46 - Chapter 27
27 - Signs of Character
06:45 - Chapter 28
28 - Intellectual Snobbery
07:37 - Chapter 29
29 - A Question of Form
06:49 - Chapter 30
30 - A Slice of Fiction
07:16 - Chapter 31
31- The Label
08:08 - Chapter 32
32 - The Profession
07:47 - Chapter 33
33 - Smoking as a Fine Art
07:00 - Chapter 34
34 - The Path to Glory
08:39 - Chapter 35
35 - A Problem in Ethics
06:17 - Chapter 36
36 - The Happiest Half-hours of Life
06:22 - Chapter 37
37 - Natural Science
06:54 - Chapter 38
38 - On Going Dry
07:59 - Chapter 39
39 - A Misjudged Game
06:33 - Chapter 40
40 - A Doubtful Character
06:56 - Chapter 41
41 - Thoughts on Thermometers
06:52 - Chapter 42
42 - For a Wet Afternoon
07:08 - Chapter 43
43 - Declined with Thanks
10:46 - Chapter 44
44 - On Going into a House
06:56 - Chapter 45
45 - The Ideal Author
07:58