The Club of Queer Trades
Gelesen von David Barnes
G. K. Chesterton
(4,512 Sterne; 246 Bewertungen)
A collection of six wonderfully quirky detective stories, featuring the 'mystic' former judge Basil Grant. Each story reveals a practitioner of an entirely new profession, and member of the Club of Queer Trades. (Summary by David Barnes) (4 hr 48 min)
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A lively recording
Philippe Horak
(5 Sterne)
In "The Club of Queer Trades" the detective, Rupert Grant, is a Sherlock Holmes-like private eye who investigates crimes and chases crooks with great self-assuredness in his powers of deduction. But he is always wrong. The hero of these stories is not Rupert, but his older brother, Basil Grant, a retired judge. In each case, Basil proves to Rupert hat there has been no crime and no crooks! The stories are funny and entertaining and they are very well read by David Barnes. Many thanks for this excellent performance.
good fun!
Logan Nicholson
(4,5 Sterne)
the absurd situations and amusing dialogue give this set of stories a theme of fun while also making one think of society and it's often silly rules. Though some may feel the stories have Scooby Doo like endings where they are all the same, I felt that how the story gets there was always unique and even though you know the story will twist, you don't know in what way. worth the read.
well.... that was a heck of a thing
Darlene Boda
(5 Sterne)
I started listening to this because I love listening to David Barnes, and because I enjoyed the first of the Father Brown series by Chesterton. This book was a bit like listening to someone describing a weird dream that they can't quite wake up from, only to find out everyone else at the sleepover was having the same dream. I enjoyed the ride, but I think it's time to leave the carnival and enjoy a strong, hot cup of coffee.
(3,5 Sterne)
One counts on genius when the author is Chesterton. I found these stories merely clever. None-the-less you will get flashes of the great man's one-of-a-kind insightful brilliance in matters of human nature. Not classic G.K. Chesterton but worth a listen. The narration is pro quality; superb job by an esteemed reader.
The Club of Queer Trades
73A10D
(4 Sterne)
I recognise in the cover photograph a distant relative, on my maternal side, who belonged to Yale University's Skull and Bones Secret Society. Be that as it may, one may access the text of "The Club" at http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1696/1696-h/1696-h.htm and the BBC Radio dramatisation at https://archive.org/details/bbcradio4extragkchestertontheclubofqueertrades
not his best work
(3 Sterne)
The plot a bit too outlandish; the solutions a little to pat. Still some colorful use of language and interesting ways of backing into thought that is typical of Chesterton. And the narrator is stellar- quite a natural.
interesting book
melisa s
(4 Sterne)
This was an interesting book, a bit odd at times and some stories are better than others. I thought it was like an eccentric Sherlock Holmes, less "deduction and logic" and more "fantastic". The reading was excellent
The Club of Queer Trades
trail_runnr
(4 Sterne)
This may start off a little slow, but it is well worth staying with and listening to all of the stories. They all seem to have a twist which reminded me of the title.