"The Smith of Smiths" - Thomas Macaulay
Follow the life and times of Sydney Smith through his fabled sayings, reflections and correspondence. Born 1771 and one-time Canon of St Paul's Cathedral, this is the man who coined "a square peg in a round hole" and, when advised by his doctor to take a walk on an empty stomach, enquired "whose?".
A conversational nonpareil: sparkling streams of sense and nonsense spurted from him. He was a shrewd writer who ridiculed pomposity and also a committed clergyman dedicated to ameliorating the lot of his flock. From humble beginnings: "poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundingly inconvenient", to his death in 1845 he was hardly ever unoccupied.
Sydney Smith
Publication Essentials
Pocket-sized at 13 x 9.5cm (5 x 3.5" in old money) and comprising 16 pages with a firm card cover. This little volume is just one in the series of Carr's Pocket Books; they hover between a greeting and a present and make a lasting alternative to a birthday card. In cold bedrooms, only one hand need suffer exposure. A distinguished novelist recommends them for reading in the bath and an ambassador claims they can be palmed from the cuff during tedious speeches or profitless sermons.Delivery Information
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Reviews
A convoluted trail led me from A Month in the Country to QTP's Pocket Books! I'm delighted with my purchases of The Smith of Smiths. Printed on quality paper, the contents are very enjoyable. Highly recommended!
One of my favourite books. I must have read this dozens of times. It's full of funny quotes but it's also worth a read for Sydney Smith's advice for coping with "low spirits".