My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke
J. M. Barrie
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J. M. Barrie, the author best known for Peter Pan, pens witty anecdotes of smoking, having quit the habit. He relates various humorous accounts of himself and his friends, both in their relation to My Lady Nicotine and separate from it. If possible, don't miss the enjoyable, copious illustrations by Maurice Prendergast in the text! - Summary by TriciaG (5 hr 9 min)
Chapters
| Matrimony and Smoking Compared | 11:31 | Read by Tim Rowe |
| My First Cigar | 7:34 | Read by Tim Rowe |
| The Arcadia Mixture | 10:20 | Read by Tim Rowe |
| My Pipes | 13:28 | Read by Belinda McReynolds |
| My Tobacco-Pouch | 5:27 | Read by Doug Wade |
| My Smoking-Table | 8:56 | Read by Phil Baxter |
| Gilray | 9:48 | Read by Michael Matthews |
| Marriot | 9:01 | Read by Doug Wade |
| Jimmy | 8:44 | Read by Michael Matthews |
| Scrymgeour | 10:16 | Read by Michael Matthews |
| His Wife's Cigars | 8:27 | Read by KevinS |
| Gilray's Flower-Pot | 9:21 | Read by Mari Wilson |
| The Grandest Scene in History | 15:44 | Read by BrentPatrick |
| My Brother Henry | 9:26 | Read by Michael Matthews |
| House-Boat "Arcadia" | 9:17 | Read by George Banfield |
| The Arcadia Mixture Again | 10:57 | Read by BrentPatrick |
| The Romance of a Pipe-Cleaner | 8:23 | Read by Elaine Fleming |
| What Could He Do? | 8:29 | Read by czandra |
| Primus | 9:18 | Read by czandra |
| Primus to His Uncle | 10:09 | Read by czandra |
| English-Grown Tobacco | 12:04 | Read by Phil Baxter |
| How Heroes Smoke | 7:33 | Read by Cbteddy |
| The Ghost of Christmas Eve | 6:50 | Read by Cbteddy |
| Not the Arcadia | 8:59 | Read by jenno |
| A Face that Haunted Marriot | 10:29 | Read by acousticwave |
| Arcadians at Bay | 8:38 | Read by jenno |
| Jimmy's Dream | 8:18 | Read by Michael Matthews |
| Gilray's Dream | 9:02 | Read by KevinS |
| Pettigrew's Dream | 9:06 | Read by KevinS |
| The Murder in the Inn | 5:46 | Read by Stacey Malcolm |
| The Perils of Not Smoking | 8:54 | Read by pipes |
| My Last Pipe | 8:33 | Read by pipes |
| When My Wife Is Asleep and All the House Is Still | 10:30 | Read by acousticwave |
Reviews
A fantastically delightful ode to smoking
Kenneth Hallenius
Filled with smile-inducing moments, this set of humorous reflections on the joys of smoking pipe tobacco is a wonderful companion to a bowl of smoldering leaf. Would that Barrie’s beloved Arcadia Mixture was still available to modern-day smokers!