Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood, credited to George MacDonald, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood by George MacDonald. Read in English by Lee Smalley; Greg Giordano; geoffbl; Lynne Thompson; Bill Boerst; Larry Wilson; noblesavage; Eric Metzler; Gertrude Durette; and ToddHW. This delightful story begins in a little town called Marshmallows, where a young man, the new vicar, Harry Walton, has just arrived. As he begins his work Harry realizes that everything is not quite 'right' in his little parish and it all seems to center around Oldcastle Hall. As he wins the affection of the people secrets begin to unfold, and Harry Walton attempts to free them from guilt of the past, help them overcome pride and while he is at it, he falls in love with a woman who's past is the most mysterious yet, and Who's tyrannical mother is the mistress of Oldcastle Hall. This Is a wonderful, heartwarming, romance and a unique mystery, told from the viewpoint of the young vicar. (Summary by Fiddlesticks )

Recording facts

• Recording title: Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood
• Author credits: George MacDonald
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 38
• Listed recording duration: 15:25:21

Catalogue topics

• fiction
• romance
• Mystery
• scotland
• england
• country life
• vicar

Opening tracks: first 24 of 38

1. 01 - Chapter 1 Despondency and consolation — 26:11
2. 02 - Chapter 2 My first Sunday at Marshmallows — 10:18
3. 03 - Chapter 3 My first Monday at Marshmallows — 19:30
4. 04 - Chapter 4 The coffin — 20:08
5. 05 - Chapter 5 Visitors from the hall — 21:16
6. 06 - Chapter 6 Oldcastle hall — 35:24
7. 07 - Chapter 7 part 1 The Bishops basin — 25:59
8. 08 - Chapter 7 part 2 The Bishops basin — 37:25
9. 09 - Chapter 8 What I Preached — 12:39
10. 10 - Chapter 9 part 1 The organist — 22:22
11. 11 - Chapter 9 part 2 The organist — 32:03
12. 12 - Chapter 10 My Christmas party — 28:07
13. 13 - Chapter 11 part 1 The sermon on God and mammon — 39:56
14. 14 - Chapter 11 part 2 The sermon on God and mammon — 43:09
15. 15 - Chapter 12 The Avenue — 18:00
16. 16 - Chapter 13 part 1 Young Weir — 37:04
17. 17 - Chapter 13 part 2 Young Weir — 32:18
18. 18 - Chapter 14 My pupil — 23:29
19. 19 - Chapter 15 Dr. Duncan's Story — 41:41
20. 20 - Chapter 16 The organ — 8:24
21. 21 - Chapter 17 The church-rate — 22:36
22. 22 - Chapter 18 Judy's news — 12:56
23. 23 - Chapter 19 the Invalid — 23:47
24. 24 - Chapter 20 Mood and Will — 24:47

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