Afternoon Reading - The Treasure Chest - Tales of Cunning

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 soldier gets married while on sentry duty; and Dr Rapunzius sells some amazing toothache pills. Translated by John Hibberd and abridged by Roy Apps. Read by Mark Williams Producer/Director: David Blount A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4 Producer David Blount.