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In Brief Authority

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In Brief Authority

F. Anstey

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.

Year of Publication: 1915Genres: Fantasy Fiction , Humorous Fiction , Satire
Running Time: 11 hours 13 minutes 33 seconds
#Chapter Name
1
The Nights
01 - Chapter I. "The Skirts of Happy Chance"
Anna Simon
29:44
2
The Nights
02 - Chapter II. Rushing to Conclusions
Anna Simon
25:53
3
The Nights
03 - Chapter III. Fine Feathers
Anna Simon
31:38
4
The Nights
04 - Chapter IV. Crowned Heads
Anna Simon
28:10
5
The Nights
05 - Chapter V. Dignity under Difficulties
Anna Simon
29:44
6
The Nights
06 - Chapter VI. Cares of State
Anna Simon
30:58
7
The Nights
07 - Chapter VII. A Game they did not understand
Anna Simon
28:28
8
The Nights
08 - Chapter VIII. "A Steed that knows his Rider"
Anna Simon
26:09
9
The Nights
09 - Chapter IX. The Pleasures of the Table
Anna Simon
30:12
10
The Nights
10 - Chapter X. The Blonde Beast
Anna Simon
29:39
11
The Nights
11 - Chapter XI. A Way Out
Anna Simon
30:46
12
The Nights
12 - Chapter XII. Unwelcome Announcements
Anna Simon
30:25
13
The Nights
13 - Chapter XIII. What the Pigeon Said
Anna Simon
24:48
14
The Nights
14 - Chapter XIV. Bag and Baggage
Anna Simon
34:51
15
The Nights
15 - Chapter XV. "Riven with Vain Endeavour"
Anna Simon
31:35
16
The Nights
16 - Chapter XVI. "A Cloud that's Dragonish"
Anna Simon
34:49
17
The Nights
17 - Chapter XVII. The Reward of Valour
Anna Simon
35:55
18
The Nights
18 - Chapter XVIII. A Previous Engagement
Anna Simon
28:21
19
The Nights
19 - Chapter XIX. Servants of the Queen
Anna Simon
19:07
20
The Nights
20 - Chapter XX. At the End of her Tether
Anna Simon
35:40
21
The Nights
21 - Chapter XXI. "Whose Lights are fled, whose Garlands dead"
Anna Simon
42:30
22
The Nights
22 - Chapter XXII. Squaring Accounts
Anna Simon
16:53
23
The Nights
23 - Epilogue
Anna Simon
17:18

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