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Idle Ideas in 1905

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?". Each subject is analysed and commented on in the witty and satirical style we've grown to expect from the author.

Genre(s): Essays & Short Works, Humor

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01 - Are We As Interesting As We Think We Are? StephenC
 00:16:07
Play 02 02 - Should Women Be Beautiful? Peter Yearsley
 00:13:43
Play 03 03 - When Is The Best Time To Be Merry? Peter Yearsley
 00:18:29
Play 04 04 - Do We Lie A-Bed Too Late? Peter Yearsley
 00:16:00
Play 05 05 - Should Married Men Play Golf? Peter Yearsley
 00:14:25
Play 06 06 - Are Early Marriages A Mistake? Peter Yearsley
 00:15:04
Play 07 07 - Do Writers Write Too Much? Matt Sherman
 00:15:52
Play 08 08 - Should Soldiers Be Polite? Roger Clifton
 00:17:47
Play 09 09 - Ought Stories To Be True? Anna Simon
 00:19:45
Play 10 10 - Creatures That One Day Shall Be Men ChristianP
 00:17:40
Play 11 11 - How To Be Happy Though Little Roger Clifton
 00:16:06
Play 12 12 - Should We Say What We Think, Or Think What We Say? Julie VW
 00:15:19
Play 13 13 - Is The American Husband Made Entirely Of Stained Glass Julie VW
 00:15:12
Play 14 14 - Does The Young Man Know Everything Worth Knowing? Eric Leach
 00:12:27
Play 15 15 - How Many Charms Hath Music, Would You Say? Kalynda
 00:12:21
Play 16 16 - The white man's burden! Need it be so heavy? Eric Leach
 00:12:41
Play 17 17 - Why Didn't He Marry The Girl? Julie VW
 00:15:06
Play 18 18 - What Mrs. Wilkins thought about it Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
 00:14:46
Play 19 19 - Shall We Be Ruined By Chinese Cheap Labour? Jason Mills
 00:11:28
Play 20 20 - How To Solve The Servant Problem Eric Leach
 00:11:22
Play 21 21 - Why We Hate The Foreigner Roger Clifton
 00:17:42