Stories from Home
OMETHING local warms the heart. I expect Londoners never cock an ear when they hear of a character pausing in Piccadilly Circus, but Arnold Wall started off his stories of love, space and time with
some character stepping off a kerb in Cathedral Square and won my wholehearted allegiance. Of course, there are other reasons. Arnold Wall is an excellent raconteur; he has a sidelong technique of story-telling which gives the listener the impression of overhearing something told to a cobber. The stories themselves are highly diverting. The last one, to be
sure, consisted of little more than an outrageous pun, but it was approached so ingratiatingly that it turned out as endearing as a shaggy dog. "Thanks for the Memory" was a brilliant piece of foolery, and an example of that rare ability to provide a let-out from a supernatural situation which is not also a let-down for the audience.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 789, 3 September 1954, Page 11
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154Stories from Home New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 789, 3 September 1954, Page 11
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