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Lädt ... Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. (1899)von E. O. Somerville, Martin Ross
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Great I'm a sucker for tales of hapless British colonial administrators going gradually native while the natives run circles around them. Major Yeates, despatched to a remote corner of Ireland to arbitrate disputes over horses and keep a lid on drunken disorder, is the most delightful kind of fish out of water. Despite the subject matter being roughly 50% fox-hunting, 25% shooting and 25% horse-trading, there's a timelessness to the gently ironic style and easygoing prose of Somerville & Ross. Split into a dozen "experiences" of equal length and charm, this would make a perfect holiday read. While Andy Minter does a very good narration of this, especially with the Irish accents, I found that I had some difficulty focusing on his voice. When I read along in the Kindle book was when I appreciated the audiobook most. As the title suggests, this is really a series of anecdotes (mostly humorous). I enjoyed them but think that I liked the PBS/BBC TV series better. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"As the straight-man narrator, observer, and regular butt of hundreds of hilarious trials and mishaps, Major Yeates never ceases to be surprised, is usually not amused, and can't stop himself from loving his Irish neighbors."-500 Great Books by Women. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.8Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Victorian period 1837-1900Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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