My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke


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(5 stars; 2 reviews)

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


(5 stars)

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!