The Little Tea Book
The Little Tea Book DVD case

The Little Tea Book

Arthur Gray


The Little Tea Book is a one-of-a-kind book that makes an informative and amusing look at tea in all its flavors and styles. It delves into the history of tea, both Eastern and Western, and gleans stories, aspects of culture, quotes, and even poetry from a range of sources. This book is a must for tea enthusiasts everywhere.

From the introduction…

After all, tea is the drink! Domestically and socially it is the beverage of the world. There may be those who will come forward with their figures to prove that other fruits of the soil—agriculturally and commercially—are more important. Perhaps they are right when quoting statistics. But what other product can compare with tea in the high regard in which it has always been held by writers whose standing in literature, and recognized good taste in other walks, cannot be questioned?

A glance through this book will show that the spirit of the tea beverage is one of peace, comfort, and refinement. As these qualities are all associated with the ways of women, it is to them, therefore--the real rulers of the world--that tea owes its prestige and vogue.

Further peeps through these pages prove this to be true; for nearly all the allusions and references to the beverage, by male writers, reveal the womanly influence that tea imparts. But this is not all. The side-lights of history, customs, manners, and modes of living which tea plays in the life of all nations will be found entertaining and instructive. Linked with the fine feminine atmosphere which pervades the drinking of the beverage everywhere, a leaf which can combine so much deserves, at least, a little human hearing for its long list of virtues; for its peaceful walks, talks, tales, tattle, frills, and fancies which go to make up this tribute to "the cup that cheers but not inebriates."

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Product Details

Read by: Multiple readers
Length: 1 hour and 41 minutes
Type: Collaborative reading
Media: MP3 CD
Package: DVD box
Item No.: DB-122
EAN: 0701236969443
List Price: $9.99

Credits

Notes
Book Coordinator: Mary Kay
Meta Coordinator: Availle
Proof Listener: Lucretia B


Artwork
Cover: Russian Tea, 1896, by Irving Ramsey Wiles (1861-1948). Smithsonian American Art Museum
Inset: Alice’s Mad Tea Party, illustration by John Tenniel from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Insert: Afternoon Tea Party, 1891, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)

The Recordings

About MP3 Audio

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The Recordings

These recordings were made using the author’s original published work, which is in the public domain. The readings were recorded by members of Librivox.org, which has generously made the recordings available to the public domain. While Librivox condones the sale and distribution of these recordings, it is not associated with the management or operations of MP3 Audiobook Classics. The audio files have been lightly edited and have been engineered using professional audio tools for maximum sonic quality. We spend considerable time and effort to ensure the recordings are free of noise, equalized for maximum listener pleasure, and that tracks are leveled and normalized to provide a consistent listening experience.

Table of Contents

Track Chapter Reader Length
1 00 - Introducing The Little Tea Book Rosslyn Carlyle 2:48
2 01 - The Origin of Tea Diana Majlinger 2:11
3 02 - Tea Rosslyn Carlyle 1:34
4 03 - Little Cups of Chinese and Japanese Tea Availle 5:39
5 04 - On Tea ToddHW 1:22
6 05 - Some English Tea History ToddHW 12:21
7 06 - O Tea! ToddHW 1:33
8 07 - Tea Terms Availle 2:40
9 08 - Tea Leaves Greg Giordano 11:23
10 09 - Wit Wisdom and Humor of Tea - Fate Greg Giordano 4:30
11 10 - Tea Making and Taking in Japan and China Availle 14:01
12 11 - Tea-drinking in Other Lands Greg Giordano 8:27
13 12 - The Tea-Table (Part I) Greg Giordano 4:06
14 13 - Ladies Literature and Tea Jennifer Dallman 6:56
15 14 - On Our English Poetry and This Poem Upon Tea Greg Giordano 1:58
16 15 - To The Author on His Poem Upon Tea Rosslyn Carlyle 1:22
17 16 - The Introduction Kari Lynn Hewett 4:37
18 17 - The Tea-Table (Part II) Greg Giordano 2:12
19 18 - Dr. Johnson's Affinity - Earliest Mention of Tea - Australian Tea Rosslyn Carlyle 3:11
20 19 - Five O'Clock Tea - Tea in Ladies' Novels Jennifer Dallman 2:18
21 20 - Sydney Smith - Dr. Johnson Again Kari Lynn Hewett 2:00
22 21 - A Cup of Tea Kari Lynn Hewett 2:21

 

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