"His Excellency the Child and Some Common People" is a collection of essays by the famous English writer Ian McLaren. In each story, he tells us about meetings with different people - sometimes celebrities, and sometimes ordinary residents of the town. The author skillfully reproduces their characters, easily crosses out important moments from their lives and gives readers the opportunity to understand their motives and feelings. In each of the essays, McLaren opens for us a new world of emotions and relationships between people, emphasizing the depth and uniqueness of each human destiny. Reading this book will help everyone understand that our lives are intertwined both with each other and with the world around us.