The Extra Day - Classic Reprint Author:Algernon Blackwood JUDY, Tim, and Maria were just little childr~n. It — was inlpossible to say exactly what their ages were, — except that they were just the usual age, that J ud y — was the eldest, Maria the youngest, and that Tim, — accordingly, came in between the two. — Their father did his best for them; so did their — mother; so did Aunt Elnily, the latter's siste... more »r. It
is impossible to say very nluch about these three
either, except that they were just Father, Mother,
and Aunt Emily. They were the Authorities-inChief,
and they knew respectively everything there
was to be known about such renlote and difficult
subjects as London and Money; Food, Health, and
Clothing; Conduct, Behaviour and Regulations both
general and particular. Into these three departments
of activity the children, without realising that "they
did so, classed them neatly. "Aunt Emily, besides
the special duties assigned to: her, was a living embodiment
of No. While Fath&allowed and permitted,
while Mother wobbled ana,
Table of Contents
CONTENTS; CHAPTER I; PAGE; THB MATERIAL; CHAPTER II; FANCy-SEED OF VVONDER 7; CHAPTER III; DEATH OF A MERE FACT; CHAPTER IV; FACT-EDGED WITH FANCY 35; CHAPTER V; THE BIRTH OF WONDER; Vll CHAPTER VI; THE GROWTH OF WONDER; CHAPTER VII; IMAGINATION WAKES 71; CHAPTER VIn; W HERB WONDER HIDES; CHAPTER IX; A PRIEST OF WONDER ? 97; CHAPTER X; FACT AND WONDER-CLASH ? 108; CHAPTER XI; JUDY'S PARTICULAR ADVENTU RE 121; CHAPTER XII; TIM'S PARTICULAR ADVENTURE 141 CHAPTER XIII; TIME HESITATES ?; CHAPTER XIV; MARIA STIRS; CHAPTER XV; 'A DAY WILL COME' ? 186; CHAPTER XVI; TJME HALTS; CHAPTER XVII; A DAY HAS COME z06; MARIAtS PARTICULAR ADVENTURE:; 1 BEHIND T« less