If I May (Version 2)
A. A. Milne
Read by Kirsten Wever
A. A. Milne, best known as the creator of Winnie the Pooh, was a prolific author of books, plays, essays and articles. He also spent a number of years editing for Punch Magazine. He even wrote a good detective story -- The Red House Mystery !
In this collection he addresses a vast range of issues, including: the essence of melodrama; the lingering effects of World War I; knowing geography versus owning an atlas; a new kind of haunted house; the inexplicable nature of high finance; the trouble with "experts;" how the life of bees suggests the social importance of artists; the bad influence of theatre critics on good theatre.
All of these short pieces are humorous. Many are informative. Taken together, they will inspire many to navigate over to Milne's five other book-length humorous collections: Happy Days, The Holiday Round, Not That It Matters, Once a Week, and The Sunny Side -- or, perhaps, to The Red House Mystery.
- Summary by Kirsten Wever (5 hr 41 min)
Chapters
The Case for the Artist | 11:25 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
A London Garden | 7:34 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
The Game of Kings | 9:12 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
Fixtures and Fittings | 6:51 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
Experts | 7:42 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
The Robinson Tradition | 9:21 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
Getting Things Done | 6:56 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
Christmas Games | 7:49 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
The Mathematical Mind | 6:51 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
Going Out to Dinner | 10:50 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
The Etiquette of Escape | 7:44 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
Geographical Research | 7:46 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
Children's Plays | 9:42 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
The Road to Knowledge | 7:30 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
A Man of Property | 8:12 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
An Ordnance Map | 8:31 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
The London Mayor | 9:03 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
The Holiday Problem | 8:05 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
The Burlington Arcade | 7:09 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
State Lotteries | 7:59 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
The Record Lie | 8:41 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
Wedding Bells | 11:58 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
Public Opinion | 7:07 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
The Honour of Your Country | 10:02 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
A Village Celebration | 10:14 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
A Train of Thought | 7:13 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
Melodrama | 8:49 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
A Lost Masterpiece | 8:01 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
A Hint for Next Christmas | 12:48 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
The Future | 6:36 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
The Largest Circulation | 7:51 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
The Watson Touch | 7:08 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
Some Old Companions | 7:14 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
A Haunted House | 8:08 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
Round the World and Back | 6:47 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
The State of the Theatre | 9:36 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
The Fires of Autumn | 6:24 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
Not Guilty | 6:20 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
A Digression | 7:24 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
High Finance | 10:18 | Read by Kirsten Wever |
Secret Papers | 7:07 | Read by Kirsten Wever |