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The Peterkin Papers
- Author
- Lucretia P. Hale
- Narrator
- Susan McCarthy
- Publish Date
- 20 February 2014
- Run Time
- 4 hours 26 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Originally appearing as a series of short stories in a children’s magazine, The Peterkin Papers is a collection of tales featuring the hysterically inept Peterkin family. The Peterkins’ unfortunate lack of common sense causes hilarious unintended consequences nearly every time they have an idea. They muddle through life’s challenges with love and cooperation, but when they come to their wits’ end, they know they need help. The Peterkins decide to consult the wise, sensible “Lady from Philadelphia,” who manages to extricate them from their troubles with sensible commonplace solutions.
Critics Review
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“How sorry we have felt for those who knew not Lucretia Hale and the Peterkins…a masterpiece.”
New York Times
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“Lucretia P. Hale’s Peterkin family and ‘the lady from Philadelphia’ are standard characters in American fiction, and surely that is much to say of an author in these book-crowded days…Few writers leave behind them such a tribute to their greatness as the Peterkins are to Lucretia P. Hale, for the years pass them along to every new generation with the hint that human nature is about the same everywhere and all the time.”
Harper's Bazaar
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“People young and old, solemn and gay, rich and poor, will be glad to welcome a new edition of the Peterkin Papers. It is pleasant to meet the Peterkin family again.”
Chicago Tribune
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Details
- Author
- Lucretia P. Hale
- Narrator
- Susan McCarthy
- Duration
- 4 hours 26 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 February 2014
- ISBN
- 9781483012186
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories
Synopsis
Originally appearing as a series of short stories in a children’s magazine, The Peterkin Papers is a collection of tales featuring the hysterically inept Peterkin family. The Peterkins’ unfortunate lack of common sense causes hilarious unintended consequences nearly every time they have an idea. They muddle through life’s challenges with love and cooperation, but when they come to their wits’ end, they know they need help. The Peterkins decide to consult the wise, sensible “Lady from Philadelphia,” who manages to extricate them from their troubles with sensible commonplace solutions.
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