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The Magic H's
F. Anstey
Narrator Cathy Dobson
Publisher: Red Door Consulting
Summary
Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856-1934) was an English novelist and journalist who wrote his comic novels and humorous short stories under the pseudonym F. Anstey."The Magic H's" is a humorous tale of a young, rich, eligible and attractive young aristocrat: Harald Hipperholme. Tragically, the young man suffers a speech impediment - he is unable to pronounce the letter H - which in polite London society amounts to social death.The young earl sounds more like a Cockney without his H's. He resorts in the first place to elocution lessons but with no success. Then he tries black magic and conjures up a demon who agrees to help him. But of course there is a terrible catch to the deal....
Duration: 35 minutes (00:34:53) Publishing date: 2017-12-05; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —
