Length7h 4m
About this audiobook
The polite drawing rooms of Edwardian society become the setting for savage wit and macabre humor in this biting collection of short stories. The author introduces a cast of mischievous children, talking animals, and cynical socialites who disrupt the boring conventions of the upper class. Stories like "The Open Window" and "Sredni Vashtar" display a mastery of the surprise ending and a cruelty that is strangely delightful. It is a brilliant satire that reveals the wild, predatory nature lurking beneath the veneer of civilization.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Humor
Length7 hrs 4 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE SHE-WOLF
20THE FEAST OF NEMESIS
2LAURA
21THE DREAMER
3THE BOAR-PIG
22THE QUINCE TREE
4THE BROGUE
23THE FORBIDDEN BUZZARDS
5THE HEN
24THE STAKE
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6THE OPEN WINDOW
25CLOVIS ON PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
7THE TREASURE SHIP
26A HOLIDAY TASK
8THE COBWEB
27THE STALLED OX
9THE LULL
28THE STORY-TELLER
10THE UNKINDEST BLOW
29A DEFENSIVE DIAMOND
11THE ROMANCERS
30THE ELK
12THE SCHARTZ-METTERKLUME METHOD
31“DOWN PENS”
13THE SEVENTH PULLET
32THE NAME-DAY
14THE BLIND SPOT
33THE LUMBER ROOM
15DUSK
34FUR
16A TOUCH OF REALISM
35THE PHILANTHROPIST AND THE HAPPY CAT
17COUSIN TERESA
36ON APPROVAL
18THE YARKAND MANNER
37IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
19THE BYZANTINE OMELETTE
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