Never: A Handbook For The Uninitiated And Inexperienced Aspirants To Refined So…
Gelesen von David Wales
Nathan Dane Urner
(4,35 Sterne; 10 Bewertungen)
An 1883 tongue-in-cheek spoof of manners and mannerisms of “society”. ‘the “Open Sesame” to that jealously-guarded realm,—good society,—in which you aspire to circulate freely and shine with becoming luster…. And I, the author of this code of warnings, as truly say unto you, that a contemptuous disregard of the same will be likely to lead you into mortification and embarrassment, if not into being incontinently kicked out of doors…. It will be, in truth, a bosom companion in the happiest sense of the term, a mutely eloquent monitor of deportment, a still, small voice as to what is in good form and what is not.’ - Summary by Book Preface (Prelude) and david wales (1 hr 8 min)
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harumph...I say, old man!
picfixer
(4 Sterne)
So who sez victorians couldn't take a joke? Long love Belgrave Square and 5th Avenue! Another excellent David Wales reading. "Never" is short, Mark Twainish and very funny
Lots of fun listening
Shersbk
(5 Sterne)
courtesies and grooming we take for granted today and most absurd for yesterday. great short entertainment
So Much Fun
gingerwentworth
(5 Sterne)
Most appropriate Reader too, in David Wales. “Never, in saying goodnight to a lady, point out that she’s cost you a pot of money.”
funny, quick listen
agathe
(4 Sterne)
i took off 1/2 a star because unlike the reader's other audio I've heard (and liked) , this recording sounded scratchy.