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Ian Hay, Collection Novels
Major General John Hay Beith, (1876 – 1952), was a British novelist, playwright, essayist and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. During the First World War, Beith served as an officer in the army in France. His good-humoured account of army life, The First Hundred Thousand, published in 1915, was a best-seller. He made a considerable career as a dramatist, writing light comedies, often in collaboration with other authors including P. G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton. In this book: The First Hundred Thousand, All In It K(1) Carries On, A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand, The Willing Horse, A Safety Match, Happy-go-lucky, The Right Stuff, Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton, Getting Together
The Writings of Ian Hay
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A Knight on Wheels
In "A Knight on Wheels," Ian Hay crafts a whimsical yet poignant narrative that deftly blurs the boundaries between adventure and introspection. Set in the early 20th century amidst the backdrop of societal change and burgeoning mechanization, the novel chronicles the journey of a young protagonist who, armed with a bicycle, embarks on a quest for personal identity and purpose. Hay'Äôs prose is characterized by its playful humor, vivid imagery, and a keen understanding of the human condition, drawing readers into a richly textured world where the simplicity of cycling becomes a metaphor for life's larger journeys. Ian Hay, a prominent figure in early 20th-century literature, had a backgrou...
Getting Together
For several months it has been the pleasant duty of the writer of the following deliverance to travel around the United States, lecturing upon sundry War topics to indulgent American audiences. No one-least of all a parochial Briton-can engage upon such an enterprise for long without beginning to realize and admire the average American's amazing instinct for public affairs, and the quickness and vitality with which he fastens on and investigates every topic of live interest. Naturally, the overshadowing subject of discussion to-day is the War, and all the appurtenances thereof. The opening question is always the same. It lies about your path by day in the form of a newspaper man, or about your bed by night in the form of telephone call, and is simply
The Writings of Ian Hay: A Knight on Wheels
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Right Stuff
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Getting Together
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Scally - The Story of a Perfect Gentleman
First published in 1915, this delightful story tells the story of Excalibur or scallywag to his friends and family, found as a puppy climbing out of a golf course pond with a brick around his neck, Scally grows into a giant, loveable dog and we follow his adventures with the wonderful young family who found him. This story is all the more amazing considering the author John Hay Beith under the pen name Ian Hay, was serving in the British Army on the Western Front at the time it was first published. This text has been republished here for its historical and cultural significance. Including a specially commissioned introduction on dogs in fiction.
