Beasts and Super-Beasts
Saki
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Saki (December 18, 1870 – November 14, 1916) was the pen name of British author Hector Hugh Munro. Saki's world contrasts the effete conventions and hypocrisies of Edwardian England with the ruthless but straightforward life-and-death struggles of nature. Nature generally wins in the end. (Summary from Wikipedia) (6 hr 48 min)
Capítulos
| The She-Wolf | 15:41 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| Laura | 11:39 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Boar-Pig | 10:49 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Brogue | 11:41 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Hen | 11:46 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Open Window | 7:58 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Treasure-Ship | 9:25 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Cobweb | 13:02 | Leído por Justin S Barrett |
| The Lull | 11:50 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Unkindest Blow | 10:32 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Romancers | 9:52 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Schartz-Metterklume Method | 13:07 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Seventh Pullet | 18:15 | Leído por Al Gelman |
| The Blind Spot | 10:18 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| Dusk | 11:38 | Leído por Andrew Coleman |
| A Touch of Realism | 12:59 | Leído por Andrew Coleman |
| Cousin Teresa | 11:23 | Leído por Andrew Coleman |
| The Yarkand Manner | 12:10 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Byzantine Omelette | 10:17 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Feast of Nemesis | 9:00 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Dreamer | 9:13 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Quince Tree | 7:56 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Forbidden Buzzards | 9:31 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Stake | 8:58 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| Clovis on Parental Responsibilities | 7:28 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| A Holiday Task | 11:07 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Stalled Ox | 12:09 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Story-Teller | 13:12 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| A Defensive Diamond | 11:23 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| The Elk | 11:31 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| 'Down Pens' | 8:06 | Leído por Joelle Peebles |
| The Name Day | 14:22 | Leído por Miriam Esther Goldman (1991-2017) |
| The Lumber-Room | 14:55 | Leído por Justin Brett |
| Fur | 8:54 | Leído por Lucy Perry |
| The Philanthropist and the Happy Cat | 12:28 | Leído por Andrew Coleman |
| On Approval | 14:03 | Leído por Justin Brett |
Reseñas
Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki
Roscoe Johnson
This is quite a top-shelf collection of readings. With only negligible exceptions, the readers succeed in affecting just that sort of dry, slightly-jaded, aristocratic voice that is so necessary for an effective rendering of Saki's characters and narrative style. The audio quality is also quite good, for the most part. In these stories, Saki wields his wit like a scalpel. This collection contains some of the keenest humour in the English language.
An excellent recording
Timothy Ferguson
I'm a hughe fan of P G Wodehouse, and Saki reminds me of him, except that Wodehouse is more forgiving, and goes for happy endings. Saki likes breaking his characters more. An excellent recording: I looked up one of the recorders and was saddened to see he had not done any solos. 8(
good book
A LibriVox Listener
It is a very good family read aloud. And a good book for ages 8 and up. But believe me, there are not a lot of creature stories in it. Dawson,10 years old
Superb
ekortright
I have to agree. This is one of the finest recordings I've heard yet. All the readers are excellent, but the first one is just perfect.
Brilliant
revoorg
Saki is scathing and sarcastic and Justin Brett reads his works brilliantly. He brings the characters alive
Excellent reading
ccarner
Very well read! thank you very much to all the lovely readers
Great fun listen, hilarious stories, good readers!
Noel H., Montana
too raycyst
Bill Cosby
Why talk about beasts when u can talk about the exploitation of BIPOCs by white heteronotmative patriarchy