Six Country Stories by H.E. Bates

Time

Three old men sit and watch the world go by, but one has a very youthful secret of vitality.

Chaff in the Wind

A lost man needing directions has a chance encounter in a cold, windswept field.

The Maker of Coffins

Every Sunday an awkward, fiddle-playing coffin-maker comes to play for his mother.

The Cowslip Field

The tale of a tender moment among the spring flowers for Pacey and her young charge.

Great Uncle Crow

A young boy gets to know his eccentric relative with a fondness for moorhen eggs, cress and 'neck oil'.

Loss of Pride

Uncle Silas tells his tale of the womanising shoemaker and the baked potato.

 

Read by David Neal.

 

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1 Zipped File. 69MB. Bit Rate 128kbps. Each tale under 15 min.

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  • Wonderful stories by Bates and masterfully presented by David Neal.  Thanks, William.

  • Bates paints beautiful images with his command of the language, thanks William.

  • Thank you, William!   :)

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