Let Me Think of the Comfortable Family Dinners., 1862, (1923). Dreamthorp: a Book of Essays Written in the Country', had a running theme in an understanding that human finiteness contributes to our awareness of joy and beauty in the everyday. From 'Christmas, Alexander Smith's Essays, 'Dreamthorp. Pen and Wash Drawing, 1923. Alexander Smith (1830-1867) was a Scottish poet and essayist. From British Book Illustration - Yesterday and To-day edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio, Ltd., London, 1923]. (Colorised black and white print).