If I May

""If I May"" is a collection of essays written by A. A. Milne, the beloved author of the ""Winnie-the-Pooh"" series. The book was first published in 1920 and contains a series of humorous and insightful essays on a variety of topics, including literature, politics, and everyday life. Milne's writing style is witty and engaging, and his observations on human behavior and society are both entertaining and thought-provoking. The book is a delightful read for fans of Milne's work and anyone who enjoys clever and humorous essays.My partciular memory is of a quail-pie. Quails may be all right for Moses in the desert, but, if they are served in the form of pie at dinner, they should be distributed at a side-table, not handed round from guest to guest. The Countess having shuddered at it and resumed her biscuit, it was left to me to make the opening excavation. The difficulty was to know where each quail began and ended; the job really wanted a professional quail-finder, who might have indicated the point on the surface of the crust at which it would be most hopeful to dig for quails.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.