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Episode 2: Tales of Wisdom and Common Sense

Tales of Wisdom and Common Sense

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A doctor suggests a surprisingly effective cure.

A doctor suggests a surprisingly effective cure, and a barber's boy gets the better of a difficult customer.

Written by Johann Peter Hebel.

An enduring classic of German literature, The Treasure Chest by Johann Peter Hebel (pub.1811) is a collection of pithy comic anecdotes, mysteries and moral tales full of sanity, wit and good humour.

A doctor suggests an effective cure; and a barber's boy gets the better of a terrifying customer.

Translated by John Hibberd and abridged by Roy Apps.
Read by Mark Williams.

Producer/Director: David Blount
A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4.

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Series of three comic mysteries by 19th century German author Johann Peter Hebel

Series of three comic mysteries by 19th century German author Johann Peter Hebel, read by Mark Williams

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