# The Romance of Modern Mechanism With Interesting Descriptions in Non-technical Language of Wonderful Machinery and Mechanical Devices and Marvellously Delicate Scientific Instruments Author: Williams, Archibald, 1871-1934 Genre: Category: Engineering & Technology Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46094 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Romance+of+Modern+Mechanism+With+Interesting+Descriptions+in+Non-technical+Language+Williams&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary Owing to the universal use of watches, resulting from their cheapness, the possessor of a pocket timepiece soon ceases to take a pride in the delicate mechanism which at first added an inch or two to his stature. At night it is wound up mechanically, and thrust under the pillow, to be safe from imaginary burglars and handy when the morning comes. The awakened sleeper feels small gratitude to his faithful little servant, which all night long has been beating out the seconds so that its master may know just where he is with regard to "the enemy" on the morrow. At last a hand is slipped under the feather-bag, and the watch is dragged from its snug hiding-place. "Bother it," says the sleepy o... ## Chapters - [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/19/index.md) - [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/10/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/15/index.md) - [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/8/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/14/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/13/index.md) - [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/9/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/24/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/29/index.md) - [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/12/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/34/index.md) - [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/27/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/18/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/31/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/16/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/33/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/21/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/11/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/28/index.md) - [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/17/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/26/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/23/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/32/index.md) - [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/22/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/20/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/30/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/25/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/7/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/4/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/3/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/5/index.md) - [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/1/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/2/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-romance-of-modern-mechanism-with-interesting-descriptions-i-b7238bce/chapters/6/index.md)