Idle Ideas in 1905

by Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927)

Back in 1905 Jerome K. Jerome shared his thoughts on a variety of subjects, including "Should Women Be Beautiful?", "Should Soldiers Be Polite?" and "Is The American Husband Made Entirely Of Stained Glass?". Every subject is analysed and commented on in the witty and satirical style we have grown to expect from the author.

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Total running time: 5:19:22


In addition to the readers, this audio book was produced by:
Book Coordinator: Neeru Iyer
Dedicated Proof-Listener: AnnSterling
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Bart de Leeuw

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• 01 - Are We As Interesting As We Think We Are? – 00:16:07
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  Read by StephenC
• 02 - Should Women Be Beautiful? – 00:13:43
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  Read by Peter Yearsley
• 03 - When Is The Best Time To Be Merry? – 00:18:29
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  Read by Peter Yearsley
• 04 - Do We Lie A-Bed Too Late? – 00:16:00
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  Read by Peter Yearsley
• 05 - Should Married Men Play Golf? – 00:14:25
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  Read by Peter Yearsley
• 06 - Are Early Marriages A Mistake? – 00:15:04
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  Read by Peter Yearsley
• 07 - Do Writers Write Too Much? – 00:15:52
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  Read by Matt Sherman
• 08 - Should Soldiers Be Polite? – 00:17:47
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  Read by Roger Clifton
• 09 - Ought Stories To Be True? – 00:19:45
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  Read by Anna Simon
• 10 - Creatures That One Day Shall Be Men – 00:17:40
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  Read by ChristianP
• 11 - How To Be Happy Though Little – 00:16:06
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  Read by Roger Clifton
• 12 - Should We Say What We Think, Or Think What We Say? – 00:15:19
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  Read by Julie VW
• 13 - Is The American Husband Made Entirely Of Stained Glass? – 00:15:12
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  Read by Julie VW
• 14 - Does The Young Man Know Everything Worth Knowing? – 00:12:27
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  Read by Eric Leach
• 15 - How Many Charms Hath Music, Would You Say? – 00:12:21
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  Read by Kalynda
• 16 - The white man's burden! Need it be so heavy? – 00:12:41
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  Read by Eric Leach
• 17 - Why Didn't He Marry The Girl? – 00:15:06
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  Read by Julie VW
• 18 - What Mrs. Wilkins thought about it – 00:14:46
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  Read by Richard Kilmer
• 19 - Shall We Be Ruined By Chinese Cheap Labour? – 00:11:28
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  Read by Jason Mills
• 20 - How To Solve The Servant Problem – 00:11:22
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  Read by Eric Leach
• 21 - Why We Hate The Foreigner – 00:17:42
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  Read by Roger Clifton

Cataloged on March 31, 2010