Production
Read by: David Wales
Book Coordinator: David Wales
Meta Coordinator: DaveC
Proof Listener: DaveC
Artwork
Cover: Pointer In A Landscape, 1909, Percival Leonard Rosseau
Inset: Line drawing of German Short Haired Pointer. Archives of Pearson Scott Foresman
Inset: Thomas Mann, Nobel laureate in Literature 1929
DVD insert background: Line drawing of German Short Haired Pointer. Archives of Pearson Scott Foresman.
Track Title / Length
1 00 - Introduction and Foreword 2:43
2 01 - Bashan Puts in His Appearance 22:17
3 02 - How We Acquired Bashan 17:32
4 03 - A Few Items Regarding Bashan's Character and Manner of Life - Part 1 25:15
5 04 - A Few Items Regarding Bashan's Character and Manner of Life - Part 2 28:02
6 05 - The Hunting-Grounds - Part 1 34:25
7 06 - The Hunting-Grounds - Part 2 29:44
8 07 - The Chase - Part 1 30:48
9 08 - The Chase - Part 2 31:55
10 09 - The Chase - Part 3 30:06
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It was during the war that Thomas Mann, one of the great modern stylists, wrote this simple little idyll as a refuge and relief. It was a flight from the hideous realities of the world to the deeper realities of Nature, from the hate and inhumanity of man to the devotion and lovableness of the brute. This delectable symphony of human and canine psychology, of love of nature and of pensive humour, struck the true note of universality, a document packed with greater potencies in this direction than the deliberate, idealistic manifestos of the pacifists. It is for these reasons that the book has acquired a permanent charm, value, and significance, not only beyond the confines of the war and the confines of the author’s own land and language, but also beyond those of the period. Simple and unpretentious as a statement by Francis d’Assisi, yet full of a gentle modern sophistication and humour, this little work will bring delight and refreshment to all who seek flight from the heavy-laden hour. It is, moreover, one of the most subtle and penetrating studies of the psychology of the dog that has ever been written—tender yet unsentimental, realistic and full of the detail of masterly observation and description, yet in its final form and precipitation a work of exquisite literary art. (From the Foreword by Herman George Scheffauer)
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Item Info | |
EAN - DVD case | 0674012595535 |
EAN - CD jacket | 0674012595542 |
Media | MP3 CD |
Package | DVD case, CD jacket, CD security sleeve, download zip file |
Author | Thomas Mann (June 6, 1875 - August 12, 1955) |
Year | 1916 |
Recording | |
Read by | David Wales |
Length | 4 hours and 13 minutes |
Type of Reading | Solo |
Bashan and I
- Author: Thomas Mann
- Product Code: DB-1343
- Availability: In Stock
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