The Village That Voted The Earth Was Flat
Possibly as relevant today as it ever was, this story tells the tale of an English village, Huckley, that is beguiled into voting the Earth was flat. How? And why? That is what this beguiling tale of Kipling's sets out to tell us; how the local Huckley squire, Sir Thomas Ingell, having lured two newspaper proprietors, a reporter and an MP into committing a speeding violation, has the tables turned on him by their making his village (and, thereby, him) an international laughing stock - with the help of Bat Masquerier, music hall proprietor, example of The Totally Amoral Soul and Personal Devil (to quote one of his co-conspirators). The dancing of the Gubby, the totally imaginary Huckley village dance, in the Houses of Parliament serves as a climax and a high spot of the tale. This story can be found in the Kipling collection "A Diversity of Creatures". ( Tony Addison)
Genre(s): Humorous Fiction
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 01 | Part One | Tony Addison |
00:20:25 |
Play 02 | Part Two | Tony Addison |
00:26:20 |
Play 03 | Part Three | Tony Addison |
00:22:40 |
Play 04 | Part Four | Tony Addison |
00:25:34 |
Play 05 | Part Five | Tony Addison |
00:20:14 |