Tales of the Long Bow

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English · 1925 · 5h 56m · Humor (Fiction), Published 1900 onward

4.1 (31 critiques)

These tales concern the doing of things recognized as impossible to do; impossible to believe; and, as the weary reader may well cry aloud, impossible to read about. Did the narrator merely say that they happened, without saying how they happened, they could easily be classified with the cow who jumped over the moon or the more introspective individual who jumped down his own throat. In short, they are all tall stories; and though tall stories may also be true stories, there is something in the very phrase appropriate to such a topsy-turvydom; for the logician will presumably class a tall story with a corpulent epigram or a long-legged essay. (From the book)

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The Unpresentable Appearance of Colonel Crane 57:39 Lu par Wayne Cooke
The Improbable Success of Mr. Owen Hood 47:19 Lu par Kingsnake
The Unobtrusive Traffic of Captain Pierce 33:12 Lu par Adele de Pignerolles
The Elusive Companion of Parson White 39:45 Lu par Owlivia
The Exclusive Luxury of Enoch Oates 32:12 Lu par Adele de Pignerolles
The Unthinkable Theory of Professor Green 44:44 Lu par Devorah Allen
The Unprecedented Architecture of Commander Blair 51:16 Lu par Wayne Cooke
The Ultimate Ultimatum of the League of the Long Bow 50:46 Lu par Wayne Cooke

Critiques

Chapter 3


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I had to skip this, the young girl reading obviously was in a great rush!


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Good for the brain, and easy to gain. But listen again for more remains.

Prescient


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The technology has changed, but this is so similar to today.

Entertaining


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This must be the most entertaining political tract I have ever come across. For a Brit, it gives an insight into the political and social thought of the early 20th century. As a lifelong resident of the south west of England, I was also delighted that Chesterton set the birthplace of revolution in the West Country. Though I know in my heart that most revolutions sprang from the Midlands and North!