Comic English Grammar
Percival Leigh
This is a basic grammar, treating of the parts of speech, syntax, versification, pronunciation and punctuation.
The listener is warned that there is quite a dated feel about this little grammar as the author, in keeping with the times (1840), is a frightful snob about social classes, scathing about 'vulgar speech' and also sometimes quite rude about American turns of phrase. The author is not remotely as comical as he thinks he is, but it has its moments. (Summary by Ruth Golding)
Author - Percival Leigh.
Narrator - Ruth Golding.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
This is a basic grammar, treating of the parts of speech, syntax, versification, pronunciation and punctuation. The listener is warned that there is quite a dated feel about this little grammar as the author, in keeping with the times (1840), is a frightful snob about social classes, scathing about 'vulgar speech' and also sometimes quite rude about American turns of phrase. The author is not remotely as comical as he thinks he is, but it has its moments. (Summary by Ruth Golding) Author - Percival Leigh. Narrator - Ruth Golding. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:08:15
Chapter 2
Duration:00:18:10
Chapter 3
Duration:00:08:17
Chapter 4
Duration:00:03:27
Chapter 5
Duration:00:13:08
Chapter 6
Duration:00:06:12
Chapter 7
Duration:00:13:17
Chapter 8
Duration:00:21:27
Chapter 9
Duration:00:03:27
Chapter 10
Duration:00:03:48
Chapter 11
Duration:00:07:08
Chapter 12
Duration:00:13:19
Chapter 13
Duration:00:18:06
Chapter 14
Duration:00:14:46
Chapter 15
Duration:00:28:51
Chapter 16
Duration:00:23:11
Chapter 17
Duration:00:03:40
Chapter 18
Duration:00:09:52