If I May (Version 2)


Lu par Kirsten Wever

(4.4 stars; 4 reviews)

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 (5 hr 41 min)

Chapitres

The Case for the Artist 11:25 Lu par Kirsten Wever
A London Garden 7:34 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Game of Kings 9:12 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Fixtures and Fittings 6:51 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Experts 7:42 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Robinson Tradition 9:21 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Getting Things Done 6:56 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Christmas Games 7:49 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Mathematical Mind 6:51 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Going Out to Dinner 10:50 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Etiquette of Escape 7:44 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Geographical Research 7:46 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Children's Plays 9:42 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Road to Knowledge 7:30 Lu par Kirsten Wever
A Man of Property 8:12 Lu par Kirsten Wever
An Ordnance Map 8:31 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The London Mayor 9:03 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Holiday Problem 8:05 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Burlington Arcade 7:09 Lu par Kirsten Wever
State Lotteries 7:59 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Record Lie 8:41 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Wedding Bells 11:58 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Public Opinion 7:07 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Honour of Your Country 10:02 Lu par Kirsten Wever
A Village Celebration 10:14 Lu par Kirsten Wever
A Train of Thought 7:13 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Melodrama 8:49 Lu par Kirsten Wever
A Lost Masterpiece 8:01 Lu par Kirsten Wever
A Hint for Next Christmas 12:48 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Future 6:36 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Largest Circulation 7:51 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Watson Touch 7:08 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Some Old Companions 7:14 Lu par Kirsten Wever
A Haunted House 8:08 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Round the World and Back 6:47 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The State of the Theatre 9:36 Lu par Kirsten Wever
The Fires of Autumn 6:24 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Not Guilty 6:20 Lu par Kirsten Wever
A Digression 7:24 Lu par Kirsten Wever
High Finance 10:18 Lu par Kirsten Wever
Secret Papers 7:07 Lu par Kirsten Wever