Miss Bracegirdle and Others
A 1923 collection of tales by the British author Stacy Aumonier (1877–1928), described by John Galsworthy as "one of the best short-story writers of all time." This collection includes two of Aumonier's best-known works, "The Octave of Jealousy" and "Where Was Wych Street?" (listener warning: includes two occurrences of the n-word). It opens with the very funny "Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty", in which a deeply conservative middle-aged spinster checks in to a hotel in Bordeaux on her first trip abroad. She finds a man asleep on the bed and realises she is in the wrong room, but the door handle has come off in her hand, and she can’t get out. Then she makes another discovery. (Michael Maggs)
Genre(s): Single Author Collections
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty | MichaelMaggs |
00:55:39 |
| Play 02 | Where Was Wych Street? | MichaelMaggs |
00:45:36 |
| Play 03 | The Octave of Jealousy | MichaelMaggs |
00:50:14 |
| Play 04 | The Funny Man's Day | MichaelMaggs |
00:44:02 |
| Play 05 | The Beautiful, Merciless Lady | MichaelMaggs |
00:35:20 |
| Play 06 | The Accident of Crime | MichaelMaggs |
00:54:16 |
| Play 07 | "Old Fags" | MichaelMaggs |
01:03:18 |
| Play 08 | The Angel of Accomplishment | MichaelMaggs |
00:51:49 |
| Play 09 | The Match | MichaelMaggs |
00:31:49 |
| Play 10 | Mrs Beelbrow's Lions | MichaelMaggs |
00:24:03 |
| Play 11 | A Man of Letters | MichaelMaggs |
00:28:52 |
| Play 12 | "Face" | MichaelMaggs |
01:08:39 |
| Play 13 | The Brown Wallet | MichaelMaggs |
00:52:47 |