One hundred years ago
Probably one reason why the holiday- taking classes so often do not enjoy their holidays as much as they expected, is that they take with them no genuine holiday work, into which they can throw themselves with something of the mixed feeling of their working-days and their holidays. Of course, we do not mean that they should take with them the ar- rears of professional work — a sure plan for spoiling the holiday, though now and then a man may be unfortunate enough to be compelled so to spoil it. What we mean is that a holiday is often less enjoyed and less enjoyable for the want of the refreshment of enjoyable work, and that every man should have, if he can, work which it is a positive pleasure for him to set about, as well as work which he does mainly because it is the regular duty of his life to do it, and to do it well.
Spectactor, 28 July 1883
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