The Books of To-day and the Books of To-morrow, January 1908
New Year Resolutions.
Mr. G. H. Druce . . .‘Not to be so easily lead. Not to give way to vaulting ambition.’
Miss Pankhurst . . . ‘To keep on the move.’
Mr. Asquith . . . .‘To Emigrate.’
Mr. Birrell . . . .‘To Emigrate.’
Mr. L. Harcourt . . . ‘To Emigrate.’
Lieutenant Woods . . .‘To write a military novel.’
Mr. Harold Begbie . . .‘To learn to love Mr. Hall Caine.’
Mr. Hall Caine . . .‘To cure himself of a tendency to dislike Mr. Harold Begbie.’
Spring Onions . . . .‘To be in the fashion, and become a Druce claimant.’
President Roosevelt . .‘To do something about the Trusts.’
Mr. Arthur Collins . .‘To send Messrs. Smith & Carpenter seats for the Drury Lane Pantomime, with his love.’
Messrs. Smith & Carpenter . ‘To send Mr. Arthur Collins seats for the Lyceum Pantomime, with their love.’
Mr. Seymour Hicks . . ‘To take plenty of exercise.’
Miss Zena Dare . . . ‘To write her autobiography.’
Master Max Darewski . . ‘To buy a larger hat.’
Mr. Alfred Austin . . . ‘To take to Limericks.’
Mr. W. T. Stead . . .‘To join the Navy League.’
Mr. Paul Taylor . . .‘To ask in Court, ‘What is this Brown Dog you speak about?’
Mlle. Genée . . . .‘To come back to England as soon as possible.’
Sir John Hare . . . ‘To keep on growing younger.’
Mr. Algernon Ashton . .‘To retire.’
Mr. Bernard Shaw . . .‘To be retiring.’
Printed unsigned; entered by Wodehouse in Money Received for Literary Work as ‘New Years Resolutions.’