Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished, credited to R. M. Ballantyne, 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 Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished by R. M. Ballantyne. Read in English by Joseph DeNoia; Lynne T; Kathleen Moore; Mike Pelton; Rachel; MaryAnn; Kalynda; Adele de Pignerolles; April6090; Harley James; jenno; Robin A runaway carriage, a spunky little girl, and a street urchin combine on the first page of Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished: a Tale of City Arab Life in a hilarious combination that you won't want to leave. This story shows first hand what 'city arabs' have to face day by day and the impact Christians can make. - Summary by Adele de Pignerolles

Recording facts

• Recording title: Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished
• Author credits: R. M. Ballantyne
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 30
• Listed recording duration: 8:43:20

Catalogue topics

• humorous fiction
• children's fiction/religion
• city arab

Opening tracks: first 24 of 30

1. 01 - An Accident and some of its Curious Results — 16:19
2. 02 - The Irresistible Power of Love — 5:59
3. 03 - Poverty Manages to Board out her Infant for Nothing — 19:46
4. 04 - Samuel Twitter Astonishes Mrs Twitter and Her Friends — 14:39
5. 05 - Treats still further of Riches, Poverty, Babies, and Police — 11:21
6. 06 - Wealth pays a Visit to Poverty — 35:38
7. 07 - Bicycling and its Occasional Results — 17:23
8. 08 - A Great and Memorable Day — 23:15
9. 09 - How the Poor are Succoured — 26:36
10. 10 - Balls, Bobby, Sir Richard, and Giles appear on the Stage — 25:42
11. 11 - Sir Richard and Mr Brisbane discuss, and Di listens — 14:04
12. 12 - Sammy Twitter's Fall — 17:28
13. 13 - Tells of some Vigorous and Peculiarities of the Lower Orders — 13:16
14. 14 - Number 666 Off Duty — 15:07
15. 15 - Mrs Frog sinks Deeper and Deeper — 24:03
16. 16 - Sir Richard visits the Beehive, and sees many Surprising Things — 23:08
17. 17 - Things become too hot for the Twitter Family — 11:39
18. 18 - The Ocean and the New World — 28:26
19. 19 - At Home in Canada — 14:35
20. 20 - Occupations at Brankly Farm — 12:03
21. 21 - Treats of Altered Circumstances and Blue-Ribbonism — 22:40
22. 22 - Ned Frog's Experiences and Sammy Twitter's Woes — 17:21
23. 23 - Hopes Revive — 22:36
24. 24 - The Returning Prodigal — 12:45

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