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The Magic H's

By: F. Anstey
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
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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....

Public Domain (P)2017 Red Door Audiobooks Classics Comedy Magic Witty
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loved the story, but the narrator seemed to emulate Lloyd Grossman with her voice.
I was unable to listen due to my toes curling and actually dreading her voice.

awful voice!

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