I read this book back in the mid 80s or so, the book was lent to me well I loved it I would read it during my lunch break at my desk as i was on a construction site I have never lauged so much
I read Indecent Exposure, after I had read Wilt, Wilt on high etc, I didn't believe I could read anything funnier, but these made me laugh out loud on the train to school, Superb, thanx for the upload...any chance off The Throwback????
Thanks so much for uploading, I appreciate the effort it takes. I’ve found I’m often the one left scratching my head, wondering why I’m the only person who doesn’t find the behavior of these deeply disturbed and unstable people funny.
Back in the day when you could hide in toilets for an hours i red this and was howling with laughter in the next latrine someone was smoking a joint I am quite sure if they raided the toilets it would have been little old me that would have been accused of smoking grass
Hope it makes young people aware of old S.A. regime ,and realise apartheid was not so long ago ,Sharpe takes the piss so well he is so funny dealing with the inhumanity that was only too real.
Plot summary Kommandant van Heerden, who has risen to Chief of Police of Piemburg through his family connection with a 'hero' of Boer republicanism rather than merit, is called out to deal with a strange murder case involving the eccentric British spinster, Miss Hazelstone. It appears that Miss Hazelstone has obliterated her black cook 'Fivepence' with a quadruple-barreled elephant gun. A paradoxical anglophile, van Heerden is initially willing to brush the incident under the carpet, until Miss Hazelstone reveals that she and the cook were former lovers (an offence under the Immorality Act) sharing a penchant for transvestism and rubber fetishism. In his panic to stop the truth getting out, van Heerden places Miss Hazelstone under house arrest ... Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riotous_Assembly
So sorry your sensibilities were offended , I’m sure you’ll find some bland snowflake novel that ticks all the right boxes and gives you a warm fuzzy feeling inside
@@laurenb6451 it's about sarcasm and wit. . There is much to be read between the lines ..and ... in the case of audiobooks ... there is much to be heard between the sentences!
I’ve read this more times than I care to admit. Sharpe’s books are pure genius.
These books had me in stitches throughout the 80's. Piemberg was my favourite town!
I have all of Tom Sharpes books. How nice to be read to.
RIP Tom Sharpe. One of the best.
Genius. Political. Humane. Hilarious. A much better underrated writer - a late 20thC Wodehouse who laughed at fascists....and everybody else.
Indeed, I wish he were here to give us his views on wokeness.
His books attack racism, authoritarianism, excessive wealth, snobbery, hypocrisy and stupidity....I suspect he'd agree with a lot that is 'woke'.
Hilarious book! Very well read by Mr. Callow.
love these books so much,
My God in heaven!
This is excellent!
Wodehouse meets MacDonald!!! And maybe a bit of Squad Cars for good measure.
Bravo! Bravo
I read this book back in the mid 80s or so, the book was lent to me well I loved it I would read it during my lunch break at my desk as i was on a construction site I have never lauged so much
Read Tom Sharpe on a packed train on the way to School laughing like a mad hyena all the way, absolutely hilarious, every one of Sharpe's books ❤
Read this at university in 1980. Still smiling
I read Indecent Exposure, after I had read Wilt, Wilt on high etc, I didn't believe I could read anything funnier, but these made me laugh out loud on the train to school, Superb, thanx for the upload...any chance off The Throwback????
Than you once again K.P for this Thom Sharp Audio book well read ! 👍
I love this book....So funny..!!!
Excellent reader. It’s a pity that it’s so heavily abridged. I notice that neither of the South Africa novels are available on Audible. Interesting.
Thinking of moving there 🇿🇦my late dad I’s from Durban 😢
Thanks so much for uploading, I appreciate the effort it takes.
I’ve found I’m often the one left scratching my head, wondering why I’m the only person who doesn’t find the behavior of these deeply disturbed and unstable people funny.
I laughed my ass of first time reading this .
Back in the day when you could hide in toilets for an hours i red this and was howling with laughter in the next latrine someone was smoking a joint I am quite sure if they raided the toilets it would have been little old me that would have been accused of smoking grass
OMG the old days of BOSS, Rooinek v Jaapie, bakkies & Ford Cortinas - Sigh!
Do you miss the good old days? You know he was booted out of paradise don't you?
@@johnveitch7410 - everyone misses their childhood......well, that is if you were allowed to have one.
It should have read Thank's once again KP !
A wonderful antidote to the wokery that seems to prevail nowadays!
Very much of it's time.. meaningless to those who weren't alive at the time how out of time south Africa was at the time
Hope it makes young people aware of old S.A. regime ,and realise apartheid was not so long ago ,Sharpe takes the piss so well he is so funny dealing with the inhumanity that was only too real.
Far from meaningless. Such bigoted governments are very much with us today.
Plot summary
Kommandant van Heerden, who has risen to Chief of Police of Piemburg through his family connection with a 'hero' of Boer republicanism rather than merit, is called out to deal with a strange murder case involving the eccentric British spinster, Miss Hazelstone. It appears that Miss Hazelstone has obliterated her black cook 'Fivepence' with a quadruple-barreled elephant gun. A paradoxical anglophile, van Heerden is initially willing to brush the incident under the carpet, until Miss Hazelstone reveals that she and the cook were former lovers (an offence under the Immorality Act) sharing a penchant for transvestism and rubber fetishism.
In his panic to stop the truth getting out, van Heerden places Miss Hazelstone under house arrest ...
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riotous_Assembly
Can you load Simon Callow reading Roald Dahl's The Witches please?
I take it this is the real Simon Callow.
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Great satire , wonder how well the books sold in S. Africa ?, it's a humourous reminder of the horrors of colonialism /aparthied rule.
Wilt by Tom sharp
🎉😅😅
Is this book a full version of abridged?
No.
Abridged
Monday
1:43:00
No comment.
Why bother to write that. Are you a graduate or something?
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The reader is good but this is nothing like a Wodehouse novel. I don’t like it. Bye. Thank you anyway.
Well..thanks for stopping by !!
So sorry your sensibilities were offended , I’m sure you’ll find some bland snowflake novel that ticks all the right boxes and gives you a warm fuzzy feeling inside
Tell me something intelligent.
@@laurenb6451 it's about sarcasm and wit. . There is much to be read between the lines ..and ... in the case of audiobooks ... there is much to be heard between the sentences!
Not to worry, he doesn't care. He's dead.
Tom sharpe...a sharp sword lanceing the boils of upper class twittery..
Violently funny ..