Alarms and Discursions (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

This wide-ranging 1906 sampler of the wit of the polymath and pundit includes “On Gargoyles,” “A Man and His Newspaper,” “Cheese,” “The Futurists,” “The Anarchist,” “How I Found the Superman,” and more. His thoughts on topics such as heaven (a place where boys can roughhouse without hurting themselves) and driving (versus walking) are unique and wise.