The Human Boy And The War


Read by David Wales

(4.1 stars; 5 reviews)

Published in 1916, this is the third collection of thirteen humorous short stories about English school boys in a boarding school in the fictitious village Merivale. This book, of course, has World War I as a backdrop. Each story is told in the voice of a different boy at the school. The author wrote two other books in this series: The Human Boy (1900) and The Human Boy Again (1908). Eden Phillpotts was popular with the reading public and wrote prolifically novels, short stories, poetry, plays, and nonfiction. (David Wales) (5 hr 59 min)

Chapters

The Battle Of The Sand-Pit 29:39 Read by David Wales
The Mystery Of Fortescue 25:28 Read by David Wales
The Countrymen Of Kant 28:19 Read by David Wales
Travers Minor, Scout 26:56 Read by David Wales
The Hutchings Testimonial 29:27 Read by David Wales
The Fight 32:33 Read by David Wales
Percy Minimus And His Tommy 22:49 Read by David Wales
The Prize Poem 31:44 Read by David Wales
The Revenge 26:21 Read by David Wales
The ''Turbot's'' Aunt 24:26 Read by David Wales
Cornwallis And Me And Fate 29:11 Read by David Wales
For The Red Cross 30:14 Read by David Wales
The Last Of Mitchell 22:16 Read by David Wales

Reviews

The whole series was great and this capped it off charmingly.


(5 stars)

I feel like I've met each of the little bounders in this series, the portrayals are so insightful. I wish there were more stories.