Leopold Wagner collected the comic pieces that Victorian reciters most often asked for, along with fresh material, into one handy volume of readings in prose and verse. Titles such as The Troubles of a Triplet, Slightly Deaf, The Lady Freemason and The Fatal Legs give a fair idea of the gentle absurdity on offer.
A cheerful window on the drawing-room entertainments of the 1890s, good for reading aloud. Download the free EPUB.