Respectability: Its Rise and Remedy, 1905

1905. This little volume was written on board railroad trains, on a lecture tour, barnstorming the one-night stands. The object of its writing was the delectation and divertisement of the author. The two works that inspired the venture were "A Theory of the Leisure Class,” by Professor Veblen and "News from Nowhere,” by William Morris. The object of the book has been fully realized, and if it serves to set up a small celebration in the minds of others, it will serve a double purpose and make the writer twice as glad.