Penelope's English Experiences
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Read by Maria Therese
Penelope's English Experiences is a fictional travelogue, which documents the experiences of three American ladies on a visit to England. Included are scenes in London and the village of Belvern, containing fanciful sketches of a West-end ball, portraits of domestic originals, etc., characterized by humorous trifling and droll exaggeration of English traits. By the author Mother Carey's Chickens, A Cathedral Courtship, etc. (Summary adapted from an original review) (3 hr 8 min)
Chapters
| 01 - The Weekly Bill | 10:22 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 02 - The Powdered Footman Smiles | 6:49 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 03 - Eggs a la coque | 6:15 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 04 - The English Sense of Humour | 5:38 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 05 - A Hyde Park Sunday | 5:28 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 06 - The English Park Lover | 4:03 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 07 - A Ducal Tea-Party | 7:46 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 08 - Tuppeny Travels in London | 11:59 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 09 - A Table of Kindred and Affinity | 7:02 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 10 - Apropos of Advertisements | 8:59 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 11 - The Ball on the Opposite Side | 17:10 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 12 - Patricia Makes Her Debut | 12:00 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 13 - A Penelope Secret | 7:39 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 14 - Love and Lavender | 7:56 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 15 - Penelope Dreams | 10:56 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 16 - The Decay of Romance | 3:49 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 17 - Short Stops and Long Bills | 4:33 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 18 - I Meet Mrs. Bobby | 5:23 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 19 - The Heart of the Artist | 4:21 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 20 - A Canticle to Jane | 4:11 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 21 - I Remember, I Remember | 6:23 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 22 - Comfort Cottage | 7:13 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 23 - Tea Served Here | 7:00 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 24 - An Unliscened Victualler | 7:13 | Read by Maria Therese |
| 25 - Et Ego in Arcadia Vixit | 7:57 | Read by Maria Therese |
Reviews
Clearspace
Enchanting tales and depiction of English life and visits to London woven with natural quirkiness and ambivalences of emotions and experiences. It would help the listener somewhat if the reader were in less of a hurry to get to the end of the sentences and had a more open diction. For me words were sometimes lost but the gist could be generally made out.
A Light Sweet Story
TLocke
Easy listening Travelodge. Reader has a few unusual phrasing, but is clear enough once the ear adapts. Thanks as always to volunteer readers.