Unhappy Far-Off Things


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Better known today for his influential fantasy writings, Lord Dunsany also wrote a number of sketches during World War One. This compilation of essays written from time spent in France in 1916. Much more thoughtful and melancholy than the pieces written for the War Office earlier in the war. - Summary by Alan Winterrowd (1 hr 26 min)

Chapitres

Preface and A Dirge of Victory (Sonnet) 2:14 Lu par Travis Wakeman
The Cathedral Of Arras 8:55 Lu par Travis Wakeman
A Good War 8:09 Lu par Travis Wakeman
The House With Two Storeys 8:35 Lu par Travis Wakeman
Bermondsey versus Wurtemburg 6:28 Lu par Travis Wakeman
On An Old Battle-Field 8:41 Lu par Travis Wakeman
The Real Thing 6:23 Lu par Travis Wakeman
A Garden Of Arras 8:53 Lu par Brian Murphy
After Hell 3:00 Lu par Brian Murphy
A Happy Valley 3:33 Lu par BettyB
In Bethune 8:47 Lu par BettyB
In An Old Drawing-Room 6:05 Lu par BettyB
The Homes Of Arras 6:43 Lu par BettyB

Critiques

Pronounciation


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Part 4, chapter 3 "The House With Two Stories," the word VOILÀ, meaning 'here it is' or 'look at this," should not be pronounced like the musical instrument VIOLA which is spelled in a very similar way. It's a very distracting error in a chapter about the destruction of a village. I think anyone listening to this story would agree.