Once on a Time (dramatic version)

by A. A. Milne

Publication date 2010-08-31

Usage Attribution 3.0

Topics librivox, literature, audiobook, humor, fairy tales, fantasy

LibriVox recording of Once on a Time, by A. A. Milne.

This version of the book is done as a Dramatic Reading with various people speaking each characters part.

When the King of Barodia receives a pair of seven-league boots as a birthday present, his habit of flying over the King of Euralia's castle during breakfast provokes a series of incidents which escalate into war. While the King of Euralia is away, his daughter Hyacinth tries to rule in his stead and counter the machiavellian ambitions of the king's favourite, the Countess Belvane. Ostensibly a typical fairytale, it tells the story of the war between the kingdoms of Euralia and Barodia and the political shenanigans which take place in Euralia in the king's absence. The book introduces us to a princess who is far from helpless; a prince who, whilst handsome, is also pompous and vain; an enchantment which is almost entirely humorous; a villain who is not entirely villainous and receives no real comeuppance; a good king who isn't always good; an evil king who isn't always evil, and so on. The result is a book which children may not enjoy as much as adults. The book was written by Milne partly for his wife, upon whom the character of the Countess Belvane was partially based. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Cast:

Narration: Bob Neufeld

King Merriwig: Mark F. Smith

Princess Hyacinth: Karen Savage

Countess Belvane: Catharine Eastman

Prince Udo: Peter Eastman

Duke Coronel: Glenn Simonsen

Wiggs: Arielle Lipshaw

Woggs: Karen Savage

King of Barodia: Roger Melin

Chancellor of Barodia: Robert Keiper

Chancellor of Euralia: Denny Sayers

Fairy: Neeru Iyer

Old Woman: Catharine Eastman

Attendant: Arielle Lipshaw

Carlo, Men of Euralia, Captain of Archers, Flunkey: David Lawrence

Lookout, Cautious voice, Messenger, Wizard, Sentry: Barry Eads

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