Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) and Two Other Reminiscences
Select Conversations with an Uncle, published in 1895, was H.G. Wells's first literary publication in book form. It consists of reports of twelve conversations between a fictional witty uncle who has returned to London from South Africa with "a certain affluence," as well as two other conversations (one on aestheticism that takes place in a train, titled "A Misunderstood Artist," and another on physiognomy, titled "The Man with a Nose") - Summary by Wikipedia
Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Published 1800 -1900, Essays & Short Works
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Prefatory | Graham Scott |
00:01:57 |
| Play 01 | Of conversation and the anatomy of fashion | Graham Scott |
00:09:58 |
| Play 02 | The theory of the perpetual discomfort of humanity | Graham Scott |
00:07:45 |
| Play 03 | The use of ideals | Graham Scott |
00:06:23 |
| Play 04 | The art of being photographed | Graham Scott |
00:10:51 |
| Play 05 | Bagshot's mural decorations | Graham Scott |
00:09:30 |
| Play 06 | On social music | Greg Giordano |
00:07:18 |
| Play 07 | The joys of being engaged | Greg Giordano |
00:11:01 |
| Play 08 | La belle dame sans merci - a rhapsody | Timur Khamzin |
00:13:58 |
| Play 09 | On a tricycle | Greg Giordano |
00:11:36 |
| Play 10 | An unsuspected masterpiece (authoress unknown) | Greg Giordano |
00:08:44 |
| Play 11 | The great change | Colleen McMahon |
00:06:42 |
| Play 12 | The pains of marriage | Colleen McMahon |
00:08:10 |
| Play 13 | A misunderstood artist | Jake0fTrades |
00:09:45 |
| Play 14 | The man with a nose | Larry Wilson |
00:11:00 |