Saki was the pen name of Hector Hugh Munro (December 18, 1870 - November 13, 1916), a British writer, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. His tales feature delicately drawn characters and finely judged narratives. This audiobook collects three of his finest short stories: "The Open Window" - A man with the unlikely name of Framton Nuttel comes to a country village for some peace and rest. He calls upon a lady his sister used to know; for a few minutes he is left alone with her niece, who has quite an active imagination. She tells Framton a story about the tragedy of the lady's husband and two younger brothers, who had gone hunting one day three years earlier and never returned. The bodies were never found, and because of this, the window from which they left is always kept open. "The Storyteller" - Here is a cynical antidote to crude didacticism. An aunt is travelling by train with three of her nieces and nephews; a bachelor is sitting opposite. The aunt starts telling a story, but is unable to satisfy the curiosity of the children. The bachelor intervenes and tells a different kind of story, which feeds their curiosity and imagination. "Bertie's Christmas Eve" - A Russian peasant tale reveals that the cows may speak at midnight on Christmas Eve. This gives Bertie the perfect excuse to exact a revenge on his meddling and tiresome extended family.

autor: Saki

d³ugo¶æ: 00:33:00

wydawca: Matrix Digital Publishing

issn: 978-1-84839-084-3

data: 2008.05.13

cena: 20.34 PLN

kategorie: Obyczajowe / 

  

In this classic late-nineteenth-century story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a new mother suffering from what we might today call 'post-partum depression', is diagnosed with a nervous disorder. Instructed to abandon her intellectual life and avoid stimulating company, she sinks into a still-deeper depression invisible to her husband, who believes he knows what is best for her. Alone in the yellow-wallpapered nursery of a rented house, she descends into madness.

autor: Charlotte Perkins Gilman

d³ugo¶æ: 00:35:00

wydawca: Matrix Digital Publishing

issn: 978-1-84839-064-5

data: 2008.03.05

cena: 30.52 PLN

kategorie: Obyczajowe / 

  

In this final instalment of the Adventures of Mr Verdant Green, the eponymous hero finds himself perplexed thricefold: by travelling North, by events at Oxford and by his confused and loving heart. A tale told with enormous charm and wit.

autor: Cuthbert Bede

d³ugo¶æ: 03:49:00

wydawca: Matrix Digital Publishing

issn: 978-0-95547-113-1

data: 2007.10.17

cena: 38.17 PLN

kategorie: Obyczajowe / 

  

In this second adventure, our hero learns more useful lessons at Oxford and experiences the first disconcerting flutters of his heartstrings. A joyous alternative to the satirical university novel. Philip Bird, narrator, numbers Charles Dickens and PG Wodehouse among his favourite writers and has found Mr Verdant Green to be a very agreeable mixture of the two. Cuthbert Bede, B.A. is the nom de plume of the Rev. Edward Bradley.

autor: Cuthbert Bede

d³ugo¶æ: 03:53:00

wydawca: Matrix Digital Publishing

issn: 978-0-95547-112-4

data: 2007.10.17

cena: 38.17 PLN

kategorie: Obyczajowe / 

  

The curious and murderous exploits of the Rev Frances Outerard as recounted by himself with interspersions from his cat Maurice and his dog Bouncer. Leslie Phillips as a cat? Inspired casting! An enchanting tale full of fun, wit and insight. Set in a delightful 1950s mythical Surrey. The collusion between the cat and the dog to ensure their owner keeps out of trouble is hilarious.

autor: Suzette A. Hill

d³ugo¶æ: 06:24:00

wydawca: Matrix Digital Publishing

issn: 978-0-95547-110-0

data: 2007.10.17

cena: 43.26 PLN

kategorie: Obyczajowe /