Not That It Matters


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More of the witty, wry, and deliciously wicked essays and articles written by Milne. Most people know him as the creator of Winnie The Pooh, but he worked for many years as editor of Punch Magazine and these are some of his best. Not That It Matters is a collection of over 40 of these short stories and articles. Not That It Matters collects his columns for Punch, which include poems, essays and short stories, from 1912 to 1920. Most of his writing pokes fun, both gentle and not so gentle at a variety of topics. They vary greatly in length so there should be something for everyone. Milne wrote in a thoroughly British atmosphere and for a thoroughly British audience so some of his references may need a bit of research for those 'not of the Empire' (like me) to understand. (Summary by wikipedia and Phil Chenevert) (5 hr 38 min)

Chapters

01 - The Pleasure of Writing 9:24 Read by Bill Mosley
02 - Acacia Road 7:27 Read by UnaVersal
03 - My Library 9:07 Read by UnaVersal
04 - The Chase 8:17 Read by Bill Mosley
05 - Superstition 5:47 Read by mikefernlea
06 - The Charm of Golf 6:16 Read by mikefernlea
07 - Goldfish 7:52 Read by CaprishaPage
08 - Saturday to Monday 7:22 Read by Cynthia Moyer
09 - The Pond 8:51 Read by Raz Mason
10 - A Seventeenth-century Story 6:12 Read by April Gonzales
11 - Our Learned Friends 12:17 Read by Cynthia Moyer
12 - A Word for Autumn 6:22 Read by Pamela Krantz
13 - A Christmas Number 7:40 Read by asterix
14 - No Flowers by Request 4:47 Read by nahob
15 -The Unfairness of Things 7:32 Read by UnaVersal
16 - Daffodils 6:04 Read by Amy Gramour
17 - A Household Book 9:19 Read by Raz Mason
18 - Lunch 6:50 Read by Pamela Krantz
19 - The Friend of Man 6:20 Read by mikefernlea
20 - The Diary Habit 5:54 Read by mikefernlea
21 - Midsummer Day 7:28 Read by Pamela Krantz
22 - At the Bookstall 9:35 Read by Raz Mason
23 - "Who's Who" 9:39 Read by Marty
24 - A Day at Lord's 7:52 Read by Raz Mason
25 - By the Sea 7:17 Read by Marty
26 - Golden Fruit 6:46 Read by Pamela Krantz
27 - Signs of Character 6:45 Read by asterix
28 - Intellectual Snobbery 7:37 Read by asterix
29 - A Question of Form 6:49 Read by Marty
30 - A Slice of Fiction 7:16 Read by Marty
31- The Label 8:08 Read by Marty
32 - The Profession 7:47 Read by Marty
33 - Smoking as a Fine Art 7:00 Read by UnaVersal
34 - The Path to Glory 8:39 Read by UnaVersal
35 - A Problem in Ethics 6:17 Read by asterix
36 - The Happiest Half-hours of Life 6:22 Read by asterix
37 - Natural Science 6:54 Read by Pamela Krantz
38 - On Going Dry 7:59 Read by Phil Chenevert
39 - A Misjudged Game 6:33 Read by Kalynda
40 - A Doubtful Character 6:56 Read by Pamela Krantz
41 - Thoughts on Thermometers 6:52 Read by Pamela Krantz
42 - For a Wet Afternoon 7:08 Read by Pamela Krantz
43 - Declined with Thanks 10:46 Read by UnaVersal
44 - On Going into a House 6:56 Read by UnaVersal
45 - The Ideal Author 7:58 Read by asterix