The Dinner Club
Herman Cyril McNeile, better known as Sapper, was one of England’s most popular fiction writers during the period between World Wars I and II. He was a soldier, and his early writings mostly concerned war and the way war influenced the lives of his main characters. Because British officers were prohibited from publishing under their own names, he used the pseudonym Sapper. His best known works are ten thrillers featuring Bulldog Drummond.
Sapper also wrote a great many other novels and short stories. The Dinner Club begins with each of six men, the members of the club, telling a gripping story that relates specifically to his particular line of work (the first six chapters). All but one of the chapters that follow feature different characters. Yet to greater and lesser degrees they develop themes introduced in the first half of the book by the members of The Dinner Club. (There's also not a little romance ...) - Summary by Kirsten Wever
Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Short Stories, Published 1900 onward
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | Foreword and Chapter 1: The Actor's Story | Kirsten Wever |
00:43:49 |
| Play 02 | Chapter 2: The Barrister's Story | Kirsten Wever |
00:46:28 |
| Play 03 | Chapter 3: The Doctor's Story | Kirsten Wever |
00:37:40 |
| Play 04 | Chapter 4: The Ordinary Man's Story | Kirsten Wever |
00:37:02 |
| Play 05 | Chapter 5: The Soldier's Story | Kirsten Wever |
00:43:59 |
| Play 06 | Chapter 6: The Writer's Story | Kirsten Wever |
00:40:41 |
| Play 07 | Chapter 7: The Old Dining Room | Kirsten Wever |
00:39:38 |
| Play 08 | Chapter 8: When Greeks Meet Greeks | Kirsten Wever |
00:48:59 |
| Play 09 | Chapter 9: Jimmy Lethbridge's Temptation | Kirsten Wever |
00:43:49 |
| Play 10 | Chapter 10: Lady Cynthia and the Hermit | Kirsten Wever |
00:42:46 |
| Play 11 | Chapter 11: A Glass of Whisky | Kirsten Wever |
00:41:46 |
| Play 12 | Chapter 12: The Man Who Could Not Get Drunk | Kirsten Wever |
00:45:43 |