Once On a Time: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Once On a Time by A. A. Milne: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 23 original MP3 tracks, 5:40:00 running time and a link to listen.
Once On a Time, credited to A. A. Milne, 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 Once On a Time, by A. A. Milne. Read by Librivox volunteers! 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. Written in 1917, Milne's own introduction begins 'This is an odd book', and indeed it is very difficult to classify. 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, all supposedly rewritten by Milne from the writings of the fictional historian "Roger Scurvilegs". Milne created the story to contain believable, three-dimensional characters, rather than the stereotypes which will satisfy children. Hence 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)
Recording facts
- Recording title: Once On a Time
- Author credits: A. A. Milne
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 23
- Listed recording duration: 5:40:00
Catalogue topics
- adult fairy tale
Track guide
- 01 - Preface — 3:47
- 02 - Chapter 01 — 13:33
- 03 - Chapter 02 — 9:46
- 04 - Chapter 03 — 13:59
- 05 - Chapter 04 — 13:56
- 06 - Chapter 05 — 15:09
- 07 - Chapter 06 — 12:57
- 08 - Chapter 07 — 15:54
- 09 - Chapter 08 — 12:31
- 10 - Chapter 09 — 12:13
- 11 - Chapter 10 — 20:27
- 12 - Chapter 11 — 15:16
- 13 - Chapter 12 — 19:42
- 14 - Chapter 13 — 19:13
- 15 - Chapter 14 — 15:19
- 16 - Chapter 15 — 4:24
- 17 - Chapter 16 — 18:08
- 18 - Chapter 17 — 22:00
- 19 - Chapter 18 — 19:02
- 20 - Chapter 19 — 14:20
- 21 - Chapter 20 — 15:51
- 22 - Chapter 21 — 18:56
- 23 - Chapter 22 — 13:55
Listen to this recording
Open the complete recording and player on Internet Archive. The player includes the full track list and available download formats.
Source and rights
This is a record from LibriVox's official Internet Archive collection, with a public-domain licence recorded in its metadata. LibriVox's policy includes its catalogue summaries as well as its recordings. Its public-domain assessment follows United States law; copyright status can differ elsewhere. The summary and track facts are reproduced and reformatted from that record. Dates attached to the archive upload are not treated as original book publication dates.
Sources
More in Books & Authors
Keep reading
