If I May (Version 2)


Read by Kirsten Wever

(4.4 stars; 4 reviews)

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