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I have purposely put the matter in a light and attractive form, so that I may secure the attention of the young and the frivolous. I do not want them to notice, as they go on, that they are being instructed; and I have, therefore, endeavoured to disguise from them, so far as is practicable, that this is either an exceptionally clever or an exceptionally useful work. I want to do them good without their knowing it. I want to do you all good  to improve your minds and to make you think, if I can. I HAVE PURPOSELY PUT THE MATTER IN A LIGHT AND ATTRACTIVE FORM SO THAT I MAY SECURE THE ATTENTION OF THE YOUNG AND THE FRIVOLOUS I DO NOT WANT THEM TO NOTICE AS THEY GO ON THAT THEY ARE BEING INSTRUCTED AND I HAVE THEREFORE ENDEAVOURED TO DISGUISE FROM THEM SO FAR AS IS PRACTICABLE THAT THIS IS EITHER AN EXCEPTIONALLY CLEVER OR AN EXCEPTIONALLY USEFUL WORK I WANT TO DO THEM GOOD WITHOUT THEIR KNOWING IT I WANT TO DO YOU ALL GOOD TO IMPROVE YOUR MINDS AND TO MAKE YOU THINK IF I CAN
ary_, 1910. _Reprinted_, _November_, 1911. _Reprinted_, _February_, 1914. _Reprinted_, _December_, 1916. _Second Edition_, _December_, 1919. PREFACE Said a friend of mine to me some months ago: "Well now, why don't you write a _sensible_ book? I should like to see you make people think." "Do you believe it can be done, then?" I asked. "Well, try," he replied. Accordingly, I have tried. This is a sensible book. I want you to understand that. This is a book to improve your mind. In this book I tell you all about Germany--at all events, all I know about Germany--and the Ober-Ammergau Passion Play. I also tell you about other things. I do not tell you all I know about all these other things, because I do not want to swamp you with knowledge. I wish to lead you gradually. When you have learnt this book, you can come again, and I will tell you some more. I should only be defeating my own object did I, by making you think too much at first, give you a perhaps, lasting dislike to the exercise.  PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERY VOX DOT ORGUE RECORDING BY MICHAEL BROOKE DIARY OF A PILGRIMAGE BY JEROME K JEROME PREFACE AND CHAPTER ONE PREFACE SAID A FRIEND OF MINE TO ME SOME MONTHS AGO WELL NOW WHY DON'T YOU WRITE A SENSIBLE BOOK I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU MAKE PEOPLE THINK DO YOU BELIEVE IT CAN BE DONE THEN I ASKED WELL TRY HE REPLIED ACCORDINGLY I HAVE TRIED THIS IS A SENSIBLE BOOK I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A BOOK TO IMPROVE YOUR MIND IN THIS BOOK I TELL YOU ALL ABOUT GERMANY AT ALL EVENTS ALL I KNOW ABOUT GERMANY AND THE OBER AMMERGAU PASSION PLAY I ALSO TELL YOU ABOUT OTHER THINGS I DO NOT TELL YOU ALL I KNOW ABOUT ALL THESE OTHER THINGS BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO SWAMP YOU WITH KNOWLEDGE I WISH TO LEAD YOU GRADUALLY WHEN YOU HAVE LEARNT THIS BOOK YOU CAN COME AGAIN AND I WILL TELL YOU SOME MORE I SHOULD ONLY BE DEFEATING MY OWN OBJECT DID I BY MAKING YOU THINK TOO MUCH AT FIRST GIVE YOU A PERHAPS LASTING DISLIKE TO THE EXERCISE
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