The Chronicles of Clovis
By Saki (H.H. Munro), read by Richard Crowest
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Podcast Description
‘Never speak ill of society. Society is perfectly capable of doing that for itself...’ A series of professionally produced readings of the Chronicles of Clovis. View the world of Edwardian society through the jaundiced eye of Clovis Sangrail, Saki's deliciously louche anti-hero.
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A Holiday Task | One’s memory often plays tricks. Sometimes on other people... | 29 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clovis on Parental Responsibilities | “Her view of life seems to be a non-stop run with an inexhaustible supply of petrol...” | 31 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Stake | You can always bet on a good meal at Mrs Attray’s. Or at least, you could... | 29 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Forbidden Buzzards | or... Clovis and the Art of Defensive Matchmaking | 31 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Quince Tree | 'I think to have a quince tree and not to make quince jam shows such strength of character.' | 30 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Dreamer | If department stores are temples of commerce, it's always respectful to cover your head. | 18 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Feast of Nemesis | In which Clovis puts the case for a season of ill will. | 30 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Byzantine Omelette | A socialist socialite discovers that you can't make an omelette without breaking a strike. | 31 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Yarkand Manner | "No-one is a hero to one's own office boy." | 4 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cousin Teresa | Blame it on the Borzoi. | 31 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Touch of Realism | In which Lady Blonze learns to be careful what she wishes for. | 15 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dusk | All washed up? Perhaps a cake of soap might help. | 27 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Blind Spot | "Clear soup is a more important factor in life than a clear conscience." | 29 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Seventh Pullet | One should always have something sensational to say in the train. | 30 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Schartz-Metterklume Method | In which the children get an education the parents will never forget. | 1 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Romancers | In which a scrounger is treated to a story that beggars belief. | 31 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Unkindest Blow | In which the aristocracy learns a trick or two from the working masses. | 28 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Lull | There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood leads on to... sleepless nights. | 1 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Cobweb | For Hallowe’en, an atmospheric tale of death foretold. | 31 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Treasure Ship | In which the Duchess of Dulverton discovers that gold diggers make poor treasure seekers. | 29 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Open Window | In which the restfulness of romance is greatly over-estimated. | 31 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Hen | In which Mrs Sangrail commits a social faux-pas and Clovis performs a miracle. | 31 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Brogue | In which the Mullets lose a horse and gain a son-in-law. | 27 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Boar-Pig | In which Mrs Stossen attends a party, and Matilda makes a killing. | 1 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Laura | Petty vindictiveness is stronger than death. | 14 2 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The She-Wolf | White Fang meets White Mischief... | 23 12 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Remoulding of Groby Lington | A man is known by the company he keeps. | 25 10 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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28 |
Ministers of Grace | The Duke of Scaw is on the side of the angels - but whose side are the angels on? | 20 9 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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29 |
The Secret Sin of Septimus Brope | What dark impulses lurk in the breast of the editor of the Cathedral Monthly? | 9 8 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Matter of Sentiment | "Lady Susan disapproved of racing. She disapproved of many things; some people went as far as to say that she disapproved of most things." | 27 6 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Recessional | In which Clovis pens an ode and Mrs Packletide finally bests Loona Bimberton. | 31 5 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Hounds of Fate | They're in the trees. They're coming. | 23 4 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talking-Out of Tarrington | In which Clovis covers his aunt’s escape with a peach of a story. | 31 3 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Peace of Mowsle Barton | The peace and quiet of the countryside is like a duck pond - calm and tranquil on the surface, but with secrets hidden in its murky depths... | 28 2 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Peace Offering | In which the Baroness plans an entertainment, and Cassandra foretells disaster - with a little help from Clovis. | 31 1 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Way to the Dairy | In which the Brimley Bomefields find an aunt - and lose a fortune. | 27 12 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Story of St Vespaluus | Honey for the Prince? | 30 11 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Music on the Hill | Beware of horned beasts in autumn time. | 31 10 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Filboid Studge - The Story of a Mouse that Helped | Credit Crunch for breakfast, anyone? | 1 10 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Easter Egg | A seemingly innocent story with a bleak and bitter twist in the tail - one with startling pre-echoes of an event that would lead ultimately to Saki's own death, along with millions upon millions of others. Perhaps its real tragedy, though, lies in the way it highlights how little has changed in the last century. | 11 9 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wratislav | Baa baa black sheep - have you any conscience? | 15 8 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Quest | Clovis braves hysterical parents and Christian Scientists in his search for hollandaise. | 27 7 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Chaplet | If music be the food of hatred... | 28 6 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Adrian - A Chapter in Acclimatization | "One can discourage too much history in one's family, but one cannot always prevent geography." | 28 5 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sredni Vashtar | Saki's darkest tale, a stark warning to all domineering guardians not to go ferreting around where they're not wanted... | 22 4 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Jesting of Arlington Stringham | The quest for domestic harmony is no joking matter... (This revised version corrects a missing section in the earlier upload.) | 19 3 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Unrest-Cure | When Clovis overhears a railway passenger lamenting his humdrum life, he wates no time in devising a remedial program - or should that be pogrom? | 20 2 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hermann the Irascible - A Story of the Great Weep | An alternative history of the Suffragette movement, where the cat-and-mouse act is replaced by the cat-and-cream act... | 30 1 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Background | Beauty may be only skin deep, but what about art? | 26 12 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Stampeding of Lady Bastable | Clovis finds a revolutionary way of avoiding an unpleasant stay at the Bastables' country seat. | 23 11 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mrs Packletide's Tiger | Envy, envy, burning bright... | 31 10 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tobermory | If you can talk to the animals - and they can talk to you - it's time to reach for the strychnine. | 28 9 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Match-Maker | Clovis finds ultimate spiritual fulfilment in the unselfishness of an oyster, and announces his plans for his Mother's third marriage. | 12 8 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Esmé | Clovis lends a reluctant ear as the Baroness relates a hunting story with a difference. | 1 7 07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 54 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Classic tales expertly read
I really enjoyed this podcast of some of Saki's greatest work. Sredni Vashtar is extremely well read and The Unrest Cure was also a favourite of mine. Thanks, Richard Crowest!
Even if you haven't heard of saki, get this podcast!
Nobody could to these fantastic stories more justice than Richard. This is a very high quality, well produced podcast and a fantastic way to keep the brilliant stories alive.
Highly recommended to anyone.
