lovelybookshelf
Written on Jul 6, 2013
The stories are fanciful, amusing, and deliciously snarky (but always polite!). They are basically a satire of Edwardian society and culture; the attitudes and behaviors of the aristocrats. Munro's clever wit is just delightful.
Some of my favorite quotes:
"It was like one of the angriest sounds, set to Strauss's music."
"And be surrounded by Americans trying to talk French? No thank you. I love Americans but not when they try to talk French. What a blessing it is that they never try to talk English."
Alexander Spencer, who has narrated a number of classic titles, as well as Jeeves and Sherlock Holmes stories, was the perfect choice of narrator for this collection. The pacing and inflection are fantastic, and Spencer has a clear, distinct voice with wonderfully British pronunciation (a must for these tales).
This collection runs for almost 3 hours, with each story being anywhere between 5 and 18 minutes long. I completely enjoyed these stories ("Tobermory" was my favorite by far), and will likely listen to them again in the future.