Happy Days


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(4.1 stars; 14 reviews)

Although best known for his Winnie the Pooh stories, A.A. Milne spent years as an editor at the English humor magazine Punch. These sprightly essays were chosen from the hundreds he wrote during that period. As usual, they are funny, wry, and poke fun at almost all of our human foibles. There are 6 short one act plays that he wrote to demonstrate the 6 allowable plots for amateur playwrights and they are absolutely hilarious. The other topics run the gamut from dogs to dates. (Summary by Phil Chenevert) (8 hr 15 min)

Chapitres

MARGERY: Her Sock 8:47 Lu par Phil Chenevert
MARGERY: How We Play the Pianola 9:51 Lu par Phil Chenevert
MARGERY: The Knight of the Chimney-Piece 6:35 Lu par Phil Chenevert
MARGERY: The Art of Conversation 7:44 Lu par Phil Chenevert
MARGERY: Afternoon Sleep 7:01 Lu par Phil Chenevert
MARGERY: A Twice Told Tale 7:10 Lu par Phil Chenevert
MARGERY: The Literary Art 7:27 Lu par Phil Chenevert
MARGERY: My Secretary 7:38 Lu par Phil Chenevert
MARGERY: The Truth About Home Rails 7:45 Lu par Phil Chenevert
A Crown of Sorrows 5:54 Lu par Greg Giordano
The Lucky Month 7:50 Lu par Michele Fry
The Rescue 8:55 Lu par Greg Giordano
The Portuguese Cigar 7:36 Lu par Anastasiia Solokha
A Cold World 6:51 Lu par Xiph
A Breath of Life 10:51 Lu par Patrick Wells
The Doctor 6:59 Lu par Patrick Wells
The Financier 6:46 Lu par Patrick Wells
The Things That Matter 7:08 Lu par Michele Fry
The Making of a Christmas Story 19:33 Lu par Greg Giordano
A Matter-of-Fact Fairy Tale 17:28 Lu par ElleyKat
The Seaside Novelette 15:25 Lu par Michele Fry
The First of Spring 9:12 Lu par Sharon Kilmer
The Coming of the Crocus 7:38 Lu par Sharon Kilmer
The Landscape Gardener 8:50 Lu par Anastasiia Solokha
Pat-Ball 7:18 Lu par Jennifer Dorr
Ten and Eight 5:58 Lu par Jeremy Robertson
An Inland Voyage 6:01 Lu par Jeremy Robertson
One of Our Sufferers 8:57 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
Chum 7:29 Lu par Greg Giordano
"Under Entirely New Management" 8:36 Lu par Sam Naishtat
A Farewell Tour 7:48 Lu par Denise Nordell
Physical Culture 11:33 Lu par JamesMcAndrew
An Insurance Act 9:14 Lu par Anastasiia Solokha
Getting the Needle 7:35 Lu par Anastasiia Solokha
Dressing Up 9:56 Lu par JamesMcAndrew
The Complete Kitchen 8:54 Lu par Greg Giordano
An Informal Evening 7:48 Lu par Daryl Wor
A Billiard Lesson 10:17 Lu par JamesMcAndrew
Bachelor Relics 8:09 Lu par Greg Giordano
"Fair Mistress Dorothy" 8:31 Lu par Anastasiia Solokha
"A Slight Misunderstanding" 8:11 Lu par Marty
"Miss Prendergast" 10:07 Lu par Anastasiia Solokha
"At Dead of Night" 9:49 Lu par Phil Chenevert
"The Lost Heiress" 10:38 Lu par Marty
"The Literary Life" 8:49 Lu par Anastasiia Solokha
The Solicitor 8:18 Lu par Greg Giordano
The Painter 7:54 Lu par Greg Giordano
The Barrister 8:21 Lu par Jennifer Dorr
The Civil Servant 8:19 Lu par asterix
The Actor 8:37 Lu par asterix
The Collector 8:36 Lu par Greg Giordano
The Statesman 11:27 Lu par Greg Giordano
The Magnate 9:24 Lu par Lynne T
The Adventurer 8:34 Lu par Greg Giordano
The Explorer 8:17 Lu par Jennifer Dorr
The Newspaper Proprietor 9:11 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)

Critiques

Very soothing book.


(5 stars)

Love the book.


(3 stars)

Enjoyment of Milne's elegant & witty language was marred by the lady who cannot pronounce English words like "said" or "bowed" basic stuff and she recorded so many chapters - I can't listen, its too torturous to unscramble what is being said. Such a shame, the other readers are all very good. I wish Librivox would exert greater editorial control & standards, it seems to happen a lot in joint efforts that at least one reader is unintelligible/ hard listening.


(2 stars)

the material is too sappy and sacharine sweet