Clocks
1889
Published in 1889, 'Clocks' by Jerome K. Jerome is a humorous essay that examines the peculiarities of clocks and their impact on human behavior. Through witty anecdotes and keen observations, Jerome contrasts reliable yet frustrating clocks with whimsical ones that are charmingly inaccurate. The narrative reflects on the absurdity of strict timekeeping and critiques societal pretensions, using the author's own experiences with a grandfather clock as a metaphor for life's unpredictability. This light-hearted exploration invites readers to reflect on the deeper truths about time and human nature.
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“Appearance, not reality, is what the clever dog grasps at in these clever days. We spurn the dull-brown solid earth; we build our lives and homes in the fair-seeming rainbow-land of shadow and chimera.””
— Jerome K. Jerome
“Man, if he would live, must worship. He looks around, and what to him, within the vision of his life, is the greatest and the best, that he falls down and does reverence to.””
— Jerome K. Jerome
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