In Brief Authority by F. Anstey (1856 - 1934)

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Satiric comedy from 1915 about a nouveau riche British family and their nanny who get whisked off to Maerchenland ('the land of Fairy Tales') one evening in a car drawn by storks. The matron of the family, a thorough snob, is crowned Queen of the country by mistake. She is quick to accept her new position and is determined to introduce British social niceties in her realm. And this really is the land of Fairy Tales, with gnomes, giants, a dragon, magic, a fairy godmother and more. Trouble quickly starts to brew as the royal couple and their son introduce things like capitalism and golf. When gradually a few people find out who should actually have been the new ruler, things get more and more complicated. A bit of romance is thrown into this mixture as well. You'll have to listen to find out whether everyone lives happily ever after.In the preface and epilogue, the author won't let his audience forget the troubled times in the real world, in the heat of World War I. (Summary by Anna Simon) Proof-listeners were Rapunzelina and April Gonzales.

Episode Date
23 - Epilogue
Jan 01, 1970
22 - Chapter XXII. Squaring Accounts
Jan 01, 1970
21 - Chapter XXI. "Whose Lights are fled, whose Garlands dead"
Jan 01, 1970
20 - Chapter XX. At the End of her Tether
Jan 01, 1970
19 - Chapter XIX. Servants of the Queen
Jan 01, 1970
18 - Chapter XVIII. A Previous Engagement
Jan 01, 1970
17 - Chapter XVII. The Reward of Valour
Jan 01, 1970
16 - Chapter XVI. "A Cloud that's Dragonish"
Jan 01, 1970
15 - Chapter XV. "Riven with Vain Endeavour"
Jan 01, 1970
14 - Chapter XIV. Bag and Baggage
Jan 01, 1970
13 - Chapter XIII. What the Pigeon Said
Jan 01, 1970
12 - Chapter XII. Unwelcome Announcements
Jan 01, 1970
11 - Chapter XI. A Way Out
Jan 01, 1970
10 - Chapter X. The Blonde Beast
Jan 01, 1970
09 - Chapter IX. The Pleasures of the Table
Jan 01, 1970
08 - Chapter VIII. "A Steed that knows his Rider"
Jan 01, 1970
07 - Chapter VII. A Game they did not understand
Jan 01, 1970
06 - Chapter VI. Cares of State
Jan 01, 1970
05 - Chapter V. Dignity under Difficulties
Jan 01, 1970
04 - Chapter IV. Crowned Heads
Jan 01, 1970
03 - Chapter III. Fine Feathers
Jan 01, 1970
02 - Chapter II. Rushing to Conclusions
Jan 01, 1970
01 - Chapter I. "The Skirts of Happy Chance"
Jan 01, 1970