This antiquarian volume contains Karel apek s delightful book - "Intimate Things." It is a series of short articles concerning a variety of unconnected subjects ranging from snow to dreams. This text makes for easy-going and entertaining reading, and would constitute a great addition to any collection. The chapters include: On Literature, Frost Flowers, For Bookworms, Snow, On Dreams, Maps, Fires, Melancholy, A Plan Frustrated, Cats in Spring, Portents, Forerunner of Spring, Birds, The Inner Voice, etcetera. Karel apek (1890 - 1938) was a twentieth century Czech author and playwright, famous for coining the term robot . Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author."