A Dozen Short Stories from H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells
Read by Krista Zaleski
Twelve of H. G. Wells' early short stories (1894-1925) originally printed in various magazines and papers. His earlier works delve into the human condition, looked at through a humorous lens. Love, romance, infidelity, parenthood and more are the subjects of the various stories, often told with a wry twist of humor. (Summary by Krista Zaleski) (3 hr 49 min)
Chapters
| A Family Elopement | 11:14 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
| How Gabriel Became Thompson | 23:11 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
| How Pingwill Was Routed | 9:01 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
| Le Mari Terrible | 8:07 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
| The Reconciliation | 13:25 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
| The Rajah's Treasure | 21:43 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
| A Perfect Gentleman on Wheels | 23:20 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
| Mr Marshall's Doppelganger | 24:37 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
| The Loyalty of Esau Common | 37:24 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
| My First Aeroplane | 25:25 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
| Little Mother Up the Mörderberg | 22:32 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
| The Pearl of Love | 9:21 | Read by Krista Zaleski |
Reviews
... a touch too cynical...
BreAnna Teschendorf
Overall, I really enjoyed these stories. They're similar to things you might read by PG Wodehouse, but a little more serious.... or by Kipling, but with much less heart. Absolutely sarcastic and saucy; several of them are really cringe worthy! Several really made me laugh. They were a shade too cynical for me to really love them. But listening made an enjoyable afternoon. Great recording quality. The reader has an enjoyable voice and she "acted" the parts very well. However, She mispronounced "vicar", and "vicarage" repeatedly, which also made me cringe. Also mispronounced the British "row": a quarrel; not pronounced like the American "row" a boat. And a few other words. Oh well.... too bad. But certainly not the ruination of a pretty good book and pretty good reader.
not sci-fy
Andy Bird
I assumed hg wells wrote science fiction but it was still good. my first airplane made me spit out my tea. hilarious
Grace
krist Valeski thank you for such a wonderful audio journey