When William Came: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

When William Came, credited to Saki, 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 When William Came by Saki. Read by Andy Minter We have had many novels about alternate histories, often of the 'What would have happened if Hitler had won the war' type and this is another - except that this one is set in 1913 and the 'William' of the title is that old bogeyman 'Kaiser Bill'. For some reason, at the height of Britain's power, the fear of invasion was common at that time. (See 'The Riddle of the Sands', 'The Battle of Dorking', 'Spies of the Kaiser' or even 'The War of the Worlds') WARNING:- Contains mild anti-semitism and jingoism typical of the period (Summary by Andy Minter)

Recording facts

• Recording title: When William Came
• Author credits: Saki
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 19
• Listed recording duration: 5:21:38

Catalogue topics

• Saki
• speculative fiction

Track guide

1. 01 Ch. 1 The Singing-Bird and the Barometer — 20:07
2. 02 Ch. 2 The Homecoming — 8:33
3. 03 Ch. 3 The Metski Tsar — 25:40
4. 04 Ch. 4 'Es Ist Verboten' — 16:48
5. 05 Ch. 5 'L'Art D'etre Cousine' — 12:34
6. 06 Ch. 6 Herr Von Kwaal — 19:46
7. 07 Ch. 7 The Lure — 14:20
8. 08 Ch. 8 The First Night — 19:22
9. 09 Ch. 9 An Evening 'To Be Remembered' — 17:46
10. 10 Ch. 10 Some Reflections and a 'Te Deum' — 14:25
11. 11 Ch. 11 The Teashop — 22:42
12. 12 Ch. 12 The Travelling Companions — 15:50
13. 13 Ch. 13 Torywood — 17:59
14. 14 Ch. 14 'A Perfectly Glorious Afternoon' — 22:01
15. 15 Ch. 15 The Intelligent Anticipator of Wants — 14:53
16. 16 Ch. 16 Sunrise — 9:41
17. 17 Ch. 17 The Event of the Season — 10:34
18. 18 Ch. 18 The Dead Who Do Not Understand — 19:08
19. 19 Ch. 19 When William Came — 19:39

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