Not That It Matters
A. A. Milne
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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 |