The Pleasure of Writing and Other Essays

by A. A. Milne Narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies

Overview

This collection, written between 1907 and 1920 by beloved children's author A. A. Milne, contains the following essays: “Bruce: A Short Study of a Great Life?” The Charm of Golf The Cupboard On Going into a House Goldfish My Library The Old Order Changes The Pleasure of Writing Smoking as a Fine Art Thoughts on Thermometers'' The University Boat Race A Word for Autumn The author of more than twenty-five plays, ten nonfiction books, seven novels, five children's books, and four books of poetry, A. A. Milne was notable for more than just his creation of the Hundred Acre Wood. This collection illustrates just how Milne's mind worked and offers witty, creative, and entertaining insight into his everyday life.

Editorial Reviews

MAY 2022 - AudioFile

Fans of Pooh may not be aware that his author had an entire, and successful, career outside the Pooh universe. Cheerfully narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies, this audiobook includes some of the articles Milne wrote for PUNCH, the British magazine of humor. There is not much writing advice here, except by example, but there is a good deal of witty commentary on British life in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Davies’s narration is warm and conversational, as it should be, with flashes of befuddlement and enthusiasm, and the subjects range from the biography of a cricket to the proper appreciation of thermometers. This may not be classic material, but it is certainly enjoyable, and it’s interesting to hear a sample of Milne’s other work. D.M.H. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172786204
Publisher:	Dreamscape Media
Publication date:	01/04/2022
Edition description:	Unabridged

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