The Flight of the Shadow: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Flight of the Shadow, 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 The Flight of the Shadow by George MacDonald. Read in English by Beth Thomas; Shay Davenport; Mike Pelton; AliceSparkle; Denise Nordell; Rosslyn Carlyle; Katie McGraw; Jenny Wallace; Tibbi Scott A fantastical story of personal growth and a warning against the dangers of keeping secrets. This novel by George MacDonald is a deceptively easy read aimed to be accessible to teens, but the ideas will remain in your mind long afterwards. Beautifully written in the style of Gothic Novels of the nineteenth century, a story about relationships and redemption, secrets and confessions and an inspiring example of how to live in the light. - Summary by Beth Thomas

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Flight of the Shadow
• Author credits: George MacDonald
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 36
• Listed recording duration: 6:32:07

Opening tracks: first 24 of 36

1. 01 - MRS. DAY BEGINS THE STORY — 5:03
2. 02 - MISS MARTHA MOON — 7:32
3. 03 - MY UNCLE — 7:28
4. 04 - MY UNCLE'S ROOM, AND MY UNCLE IN IT — 13:20
5. 05 - MY FIRST SECRET — 17:00
6. 06 - I LOSE MYSELF — 10:40
7. 07 - THE MIRROR — 8:41
8. 08 - THANATOS AND ZOE — 16:17
9. 09 - THE GARDEN — 11:18
10. 10 - ONCE MORE A SECRET — 9:24
11. 11 - THE MOLE BURROWS — 7:05
12. 12 - A LETTER — 11:49
13. 13 - OLD LOVE AND NEW — 10:53
14. 14 - MOTHER AND UNCLE — 14:15
15. 15 - THE TIME BETWEEN — 3:42
16. 16 - FAULT AND NO FAULT — 6:53
17. 17 - THE SUMMONS — 14:38
18. 18 - JOHN SEES SOMETHING — 5:15
19. 19 - JOHN IS TAKEN ILL — 3:50
20. 20 - A STRANGE VISIT — 8:58
21. 21 - A FOILED ATTEMPT — 7:11
22. 22 - JOHN RECALLS AND REMEMBERS — 13:19
23. 23 - LETTER AND ANSWER — 7:04
24. 24 - HAND TO HAND — 13:07

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