The Dragon Of Wantley (version 2)
Owen Wister
Read by David Wales
A novel, The Dragon of Wantley, was written by Owen Wister (best known as the author of The Virginian) in 1892. Published by Lipincott Press, the story is a comic "burlesque" (in the author's words), concerning the "true" story of the Dragon. It is a romantic story set at Christmastime in the early 13th century. The book was a surprise success, going through four editions over the next ten years. This is the 1895 edition. (Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales) (3 hr 45 min)
Chapters
Dedication and First And Second Prefaces | 4:03 | Read by David Wales |
Chapter 01 How Sir Godfrey Came To Lose His Temper | 17:49 | Read by David Wales |
Chapter 02 How His Daughter, Miss Elaine, Behaves Herself In Consequence | 17:58 | Read by David Wales |
Chapter 03 Reveals The Dragon In His Den | 10:55 | Read by David Wales |
Chapter 04 Tells You More About Him Than Was Ever Told Before To Anybody | 17:33 | Read by David Wales |
Chapter 05 In which The Hero Makes His First Appearance And Is Locked Up Immedi… | 15:57 | Read by David Wales |
Chapter 06 In Which Miss Elaine loses Her Heart, And Finds Something Of The Gre… | 25:58 | Read by David Wales |
Chapter 07 Shows What Curious Things You May See, If You Don't Go To Bed When Y… | 28:21 | Read by David Wales |
Chapter 08 Contains A Dilemma With Two Simply Egregious Horns | 38:13 | Read by David Wales |
Chapter 09 Leaves Much Room For Guessing About Chapter Ten | 21:40 | Read by David Wales |
Chapter 10 The Great White Christmas At Wantley | 27:27 | Read by David Wales |
Reviews
Baroness Lashonda Lehrestuben von Kleinhanz
Loved it😂 one of the reviewers said that the knight should have acted like a grown man…well I say that grown men who act like 11 year olds in stories like these make for the best heroes
The Perfect Story
Teichert
I really enjoyed this book. It is just perfect. Concise, humorous, and it has a bit of mystery. It reminded me of David and the Phoenix by Edward Ormondroyd in its tone.
FUNTASTIC
AVID READER
As clever a story as one could wish. It is fun without being predictable. Gilbert and Sullivan could certainly have used it for a libretto. David Wales was the perfect narrator for this one.
hilarious and cozy!
Grace Crandall
This story was such a joy to listen to!! It was super light hearted and upbeat, with some moments of surprising cleverness. also, very skillfully narrated :)
Great Dragon
Annie Vickery
Good book. I like it how the reader changes his voice for each character. The bad part is that the knight should not act like he’s 11. He should be a grown man. Well behaved and trustworthy
funny and well read.
Nev Abrom
I liked it a lot, but wont give 5* because the narrator could try to read different characters with slightly different "voices".
The Dragon Of Wantley
Keith Horvath
A vile Dragon, wine loving & detestable. The Brothers' religious order, also wine loving & detestable. Humorous & rather fun....
A fun and whimsical tale!
Seven Archers
A wonderfully fun and whimsical tale read by one of the best readers at Lieber box.