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)

Chapters

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

Reviews

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