Behind the Wicket: Short Stories Relating to Life in the Canadian Banks (Classic Reprint)
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Author(s)
J. P. Buschlen
Publisher
Forgotten Books
ISBN / ASIN
1331796075
ISBN-13
9781331796077
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Excerpt from Behind the Wicket: Short Stories Relating to Life in the Canadian Banks
These stories and sketches, written at various times since my banking days, are compiled for the purpose of supplying a demand created by my first book, "A Canadian Bankclerk."
Numerous inquiries by mail and otherwise have convinced me that the public is interested in life behind the bank wicket, and as the "Bankclerk" could not thoroughly cover his legitimate field, owing to the handicap of a continuous plot and argument, T thought it advisable to publish these loose writings, which are sketchy and comic rather than tragic.
"A Canadian Bankclerk" almost earned for me the reputation of a tragedian. "He takes himself too seriously," it was said. Perhaps "Behind the Wicket" will do something toward removing this purple stain from my innocent name. I admit that it is a terrible, a disastrous mistake for a "writer" (who qualifies for the quotation marks anyway?) to take himself seriously.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
These stories and sketches, written at various times since my banking days, are compiled for the purpose of supplying a demand created by my first book, "A Canadian Bankclerk."
Numerous inquiries by mail and otherwise have convinced me that the public is interested in life behind the bank wicket, and as the "Bankclerk" could not thoroughly cover his legitimate field, owing to the handicap of a continuous plot and argument, T thought it advisable to publish these loose writings, which are sketchy and comic rather than tragic.
"A Canadian Bankclerk" almost earned for me the reputation of a tragedian. "He takes himself too seriously," it was said. Perhaps "Behind the Wicket" will do something toward removing this purple stain from my innocent name. I admit that it is a terrible, a disastrous mistake for a "writer" (who qualifies for the quotation marks anyway?) to take himself seriously.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
