Barks and Purrs: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Barks and Purrs, credited to Colette, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Barks and Purrs, by Colette. Barks and Purrs is a collection of seven episodes in the lives of Toby-Dog, a French Bulldog, and Kiki-the-Demure, a Maltese cat, living in a comfortable household. The episodes cover a hot afternoon, a train ride, and what happened when dinner was late or their mistress was ill. We hear about the first fire in autumn, a heavy storm, and about a visitor in the household. Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette-Willy was throughout her life a controversial French novelist. She published around 50 novels; the best known is "Gigi". (Summary by Availle) Dramatis personae: Kiki-the-Demure, a Maltese cat - Bob Gonzalez Toby-Dog, a French bull-dog - Troy Bond HE, master (of minor importance) - Matthew Reece SHE, mistress (of minor importance) - Roseanne Schmidt The Little Dog - rashada Narrator - Sandra G Audio edited by Availle

Recording facts

• Recording title: Barks and Purrs
• Author credits: Colette
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 8
• Listed recording duration: 2:02:57

Catalogue topics

• Drama
• animals
• dramatic reading

Track guide

1. 01 - Preface and Dramatis Personae — 8:58
2. 02 - Sentimentalities — 20:07
3. 03 - On the Train — 14:18
4. 04 - Dinner is Late — 16:52
5. 05 - She is Ill — 16:27
6. 06 - The First Fire — 20:08
7. 07 - The Storm — 12:12
8. 08 - A Caller — 13:57

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