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    Once on a Time (Dramatic Reading)
    Once on a Time (Dramatic Reading)
    Once on a Time (Dramatic Reading)
    Audiobook5 hours

    Once on a Time (Dramatic Reading)

    Written by A. A. Milne

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    This version of the book is done as a Dramatic Reading with various people speaking each characters part.

    When the King of Barodia receives a pair of seven-league boots as a birthday present, his habit of flying over the King of Euralia's castle during breakfast provokes a series of incidents which escalate into war. While the King of Euralia is away, his daughter Hyacinth tries to rule in his stead and counter the machiavellian ambitions of the king's favourite, the Countess Belvane. Ostensibly a typical fairytale, it tells the story of the war between the kingdoms of Euralia and Barodia and the political shenanigans which take place in Euralia in the king's absence. The book introduces us to a princess who is far from helpless; a prince who, whilst handsome, is also pompous and vain; an enchantment which is almost entirely humorous; a villain who is not entirely villainous and receives no real comeuppance; a good king who isn't always good; an evil king who isn't always evil, and so on. The result is a book which children may not enjoy as much as adults. The book was written by Milne partly for his wife, upon whom the character of the Countess Belvane was partially based. (Summary from Wikipedia)

    Cast:

    Narration: Bob Neufeld
    King Merriwig: Mark F. Smith
    Princess Hyacinth: Karen Savage
    Countess Belvane: Catharine Eastman
    Prince Udo: Peter Eastman
    Duke Coronel: Glenn Simonsen
    Wiggs: Arielle Lipshaw
    Woggs: Karen Savage
    King of Barodia: Roger Melin
    Chancellor of Barodia: Robert Keiper
    Chancellor of Euralia: Denny Sayers
    Fairy: Neeru Iyer
    Old Woman: Catharine Eastman
    Attendant: Arielle Lipshaw
    Carlo, Men of Euralia, Captain of Archers, Flunkey: David Lawrence
    Lookout, Cautious voice, Messenger, Wizard, Sentry: Barry Eads

    Audio edited by: Barry Eads

    Proof Listening by: Joy Easton and Arielle Lipshaw

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Once on a Time (Dramatic Reading)
    Author

    A. A. Milne

    A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne (1882--1956) was a noted English author primarily known as a poet and playwright before he found huge success with his iconic children’s books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh. Milne served in both World Wars and was the father of Christopher Robin Milne, upon whom the Pooh character Christopher Robin was based.

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