Robert Cortes Holliday was an early 20th century essayist, editor, and librarian. Writer Christopher Morley said that he "has the genuine gift of the personal essay, mellow, fluent, and pleasantly eccentric." Most of these pleasant pieces appeared originally in various American newspapers and magazines. - Summary by Tom Penn
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The Hotel Guest Read by Tom Penn 12:36
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A Humorist Misfits at a Murder Trial Read by Tom Penn 18:15
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Queer Thing, Bout Undertakers Shops Read by Tom Penn 13:24
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The Haircut that Went to My Head Read by Tom Penn 12:56
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Seeing Mr. Chesterton Read by Tom Penn 21:50
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When is a Great City a Small Village? Read by Tom Penn 13:20
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The Unusualness of Parisian Philadelphia Read by Tom Penn 13:10
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Our Last Social Engagement as a Fine Art Read by Tom Penn 12:43
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Writing in Rooms Read by Tom Penn 23:44
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Taking the Air in San Francisco Read by Tom Penn 13:13
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Bidding Mr. Chesterton Good-Bye Read by Tom Penn 24:20
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No System at all to the Human System Read by Tom Penn 13:20
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Seeing the Situations Wanted Scene Read by Tom Penn 17:02
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Literary Lives Read by Tom Penn 16:37
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So Very Theatrical Read by Tom Penn 12:35
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Our Steeplejack of the Seven Arts Read by Tom Penn 19:54
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Former Tenant of His Room Read by Tom Penn 11:41
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Only She Was There Read by Tom Penn 16:22
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A Humorists Note-Book Read by Tom Penn 16:24
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Including Studies of Traffic Cops Read by Tom Penn 11:05
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Three Words about Literature Read by Tom Penn 7:41
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Recollections of Landladies Read by Tom Penn 21:31
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An Idiosyncrasy Read by Tom Penn 24:44
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The Sexless Camera Read by Tom Penn 7:02
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I Know an Editor Read by Tom Penn 7:35
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A Dip into the Underworld Read by Tom Penn 13:23
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Nosing Round Washington Read by Tom Penn 55:06
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Fame: A Story of American Literature, Part 1 Read by Tom Penn 28:20
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Fame: A Story of American Literature, Part 2 Read by Tom Penn 27:51
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