The Heart of Philura: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Heart of Philura, credited to Florence Morse Kingsley, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of The Heart of Philura by Florence Morse Kingsley. Read in English by annie70 Once again Mrs Kingsley does not shy away from the highs and lows of life in the quickly changing world of the 1900s…the ageing women working to support themselves or their families, in jobs that will soon disappear...the washerwoman, butter-woman and the little dressmaker….the contrast between the socialite of Boston and the drudge in the kitchen….the old farmers and the independent, college-educated young people…and, with an acceptance of the realities of life we might think of as “modern”, the impact of an illegitimate child on the lives of its mother and her whole family. In her new role as the ministers wife, Miss Philura’s independent (dare one say rebellious?) spirit continues to blossom, while deep in her heart there is a secret longing waiting to be realised….The arrival of a mysterious new family in the village will have unexpected consequences for the lives of several people in Innesfield; fortunately the heart of Philura is big enough and brave enough to embrace it all Anne F )

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Heart of Philura
• Author credits: Florence Morse Kingsley
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 30
• Listed recording duration: 8:53:11

Opening tracks: first 24 of 30

1. 01 - The Hidden Picture — 22:45
2. 02 - Apriling — 13:33
3. 03 - Transfiguration — 11:43
4. 04 - 'A Spot Where Spirits Blend' — 19:11
5. 05 - The Closed Door — 16:34
6. 06 - The Hill Family — 20:11
7. 07 - Malvina Bennettt, dressmaker — 17:12
8. 08 - The Ornes — 12:42
9. 09 - The Door Ajar — 11:07
10. 10 - A Night of Rain and The Morning After — 17:06
11. 11 - A Little Journey In The World — 25:29
12. 12 - Millstones and Opportunities — 21:00
13. 13 - Not At Home To Visitors — 16:22
14. 14 - Molly Drives The Cow — 11:42
15. 15 - On The Old Road — 11:12
16. 16 - Malvina Bennett Points a Moral — 24:30
17. 17 - Where is Sylvia — 22:02
18. 18 - On Wings of Morning — 9:58
19. 19 - Grandma Orne Speaks Her Mind — 20:08
20. 20 - At The Parsonage — 30:38
21. 21 - The COnfession — 16:21
22. 22 - A Rainy Dawn — 5:02
23. 23 - Playing Mother — 22:04
24. 24 - Sylvia's Child — 28:20

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