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minxtte's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
livres_de_bloss's review against another edition
2.0
This was... okay. Kind of silly and a bit flat.
I also didn’t find it funny like so many others seemed did; instead, it was more... ridiculous?
I also didn’t find it funny like so many others seemed did; instead, it was more... ridiculous?
lgpiper's review against another edition
4.0
Philip, the protagonist in Of Human Bondage, didn't have a lot of friends when he was young, so he spent a lot of his time reading. One of the things he read was The Honorable Crichton, which I discovered was by James M. Barrie, the guy who came up with Peter Pan. Then I discovered that The Honorable Crichton is actually a play. Well, I thought I'd not read a play since college, but realized that I was actually in a couple of plays, musicals actually, after I'd settled down and begun having children. So, I must have read those "plays". Whatever, I figured that one of these days, I should read a play or two, and now I have.
So this play is about an upper-class British family that has an oh-so proper butler, Crichton (sort of like Jeeves, I suppose). He knows his place, which is below the titled family members, and above the footmen and scullery maids. All works like clock work in the household. But then, they go off on a sailing trip and become stranded on a desert island. Once the party finds themselves in a state of nature, the natural order changes. And so forth. Basically it's a light comedy, and not at all bad. I spent a lot of time casting the play with the various regulars involved in my town's community theater. Unfortunately, the ideal actor for the role of Crichton died a year ago.
So this play is about an upper-class British family that has an oh-so proper butler, Crichton (sort of like Jeeves, I suppose). He knows his place, which is below the titled family members, and above the footmen and scullery maids. All works like clock work in the household. But then, they go off on a sailing trip and become stranded on a desert island. Once the party finds themselves in a state of nature, the natural order changes. And so forth. Basically it's a light comedy, and not at all bad. I spent a lot of time casting the play with the various regulars involved in my town's community theater. Unfortunately, the ideal actor for the role of Crichton died a year ago.
slferg's review against another edition
4.0
A comic play not Barrie. Amusing with a twist at the beginning although the ending was a bit predictable. But still an amusing read.
martinjonesnx01's review against another edition
4.0
Well written and funny. It was a really interesting story with a compelling main character in Crichton. I don't think the book is as good as the film as Kenneth More brings the character to life and a few extra scenes and jokes are added.
lexi_con's review against another edition
4.0
Lady Mary: You are the best man among us.
Crichton: On an island, my lady, perhaps; but in England, no.
What a beautiful play!
Crichton: On an island, my lady, perhaps; but in England, no.
What a beautiful play!
lnatal's review
3.0
From BC Radio 4 - Saturday Drama:
Adaptation of JM Barrie's classic satire about the changing fortunes of Crichton, the perfect butler. Liberal aristocrat Lord Loam favours a return to nature, with masters and servants living together as equals, but Crichton is the perfect butler and the perfect snob who adores the intricacies of the class system. He cannot help but be horrified by his master's opinions, and it will take a sea change to alter them.
A movie was made based on this book: Paradise Lagoon (1957) "The Admirable Crichton" (original title) with Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker.
This movie is available at YouTube.
Adaptation of JM Barrie's classic satire about the changing fortunes of Crichton, the perfect butler. Liberal aristocrat Lord Loam favours a return to nature, with masters and servants living together as equals, but Crichton is the perfect butler and the perfect snob who adores the intricacies of the class system. He cannot help but be horrified by his master's opinions, and it will take a sea change to alter them.
A movie was made based on this book: Paradise Lagoon (1957) "The Admirable Crichton" (original title) with Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker.
This movie is available at YouTube.
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