If I May (Version 2) - Free Audiobook

If I May (Version 2) - Free Audiobook

Author(s): A. A. Milne,

Language: English

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41 Chapter(s)
  • 1. The Case for the Artist
  • 2. A London Garden
  • 3. The Game of Kings
  • 4. Fixtures and Fittings
  • 5. Experts
  • 6. The Robinson Tradition
  • 7. Getting Things Done
  • 8. Christmas Games
  • 9. The Mathematical Mind
  • 10. Going Out to Dinner
  • 11. The Etiquette of Escape
  • 12. Geographical Research
  • 13. Children's Plays
  • 14. The Road to Knowledge
  • 15. A Man of Property
  • 16. An Ordnance Map
  • 17. The London Mayor
  • 18. The Holiday Problem
  • 19. The Burlington Arcade
  • 20. State Lotteries
  • 21. The Record Lie
  • 22. Wedding Bells
  • 23. Public Opinion
  • 24. The Honour of Your Country
  • 25. A Village Celebration
  • 26. A Train of Thought
  • 27. Melodrama
  • 28. A Lost Masterpiece
  • 29. A Hint for Next Christmas
  • 30. The Future
  • 31. The Largest Circulation
  • 32. The Watson Touch
  • 33. Some Old Companions
  • 34. A Haunted House
  • 35. Round the World and Back
  • 36. The State of the Theatre
  • 37. The Fires of Autumn
  • 38. Not Guilty
  • 39. A Digression
  • 40. High Finance
  • 41. Secret Papers

About

A. A. Milne, best known as the creator of Winnie the Pooh, was a prolific author of books, plays, essays and articles. He also spent a number of years editing for Punch Magazine. He even wrote a good detective story -- The Red House Mystery !

In this collection he addresses a vast range of issues, including: the essence of melodrama; the lingering effects of World War I; knowing geography versus owning an atlas; a new kind of haunted house; the inexplicable nature of high finance; the trouble with "experts;" how the life of bees suggests the social importance of artists; the bad influence of theatre critics on good theatre.

All of these short pieces are humorous. Many are informative. Taken together, they will inspire many to navigate over to Milne's five other book-length humorous collections: Happy Days, The Holiday Round, Not That It Matters, Once a Week, and The Sunny Side -- or, perhaps, to The Red House Mystery.
- Summary by Kirsten Wever

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