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A Dozen Short Stories from H. G. Wells

Gelesen von Krista Zaleski

(3,725 Sterne; 20 Bewertungen)

Twelve of H. G. Wells' early short stories (1894-1925) originally printed in various magazines and papers. His earlier works delve into the human condition, looked at through a humorous lens. Love, romance, infidelity, parenthood and more are the subjects of the various stories, often told with a wry twist of humor. (Summary by Krista Zaleski) (3 hr 49 min)

Chapters

A Family Elopement

11:14

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How Gabriel Became Thompson

23:11

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How Pingwill Was Routed

9:01

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Le Mari Terrible

8:07

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The Reconciliation

13:25

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The Rajah's Treasure

21:43

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A Perfect Gentleman on Wheels

23:20

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Mr Marshall's Doppelganger

24:37

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The Loyalty of Esau Common

37:24

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My First Aeroplane

25:25

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Little Mother Up the Mörderberg

22:32

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The Pearl of Love

9:21

Read by Krista Zaleski

Bewertungen

... a touch too cynical...

(4 Sterne)

Overall, I really enjoyed these stories. They're similar to things you might read by PG Wodehouse, but a little more serious.... or by Kipling, but with much less heart. Absolutely sarcastic and saucy; several of them are really cringe worthy! Several really made me laugh. They were a shade too cynical for me to really love them. But listening made an enjoyable afternoon. Great recording quality. The reader has an enjoyable voice and she "acted" the parts very well. However, She mispronounced "vicar", and "vicarage" repeatedly, which also made me cringe. Also mispronounced the British "row": a quarrel; not pronounced like the American "row" a boat. And a few other words. Oh well.... too bad. But certainly not the ruination of a pretty good book and pretty good reader.

not sci-fy

(5 Sterne)

I assumed hg wells wrote science fiction but it was still good. my first airplane made me spit out my tea. hilarious

(4 Sterne)

krist Valeski thank you for such a wonderful audio journey