The Magpie: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Magpie, credited to Douglas Durkin, 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 Magpie by Douglas Durkin. Read in English by Atul Sharma. In the aftermath of World War I, even the victors are rocked by social upheaval, as returning soldiers expect a reward for their war-time sacrifices, and women grieve for their lost husbands and sons. General strikes rock Paris, Lyon, Brussels, Glasgow, San Francisco, and even quiet Winnipeg on the Canadian prairies. The Magpie is set during the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, as Captain Craig Forrester returns home from war, to a city and a country in the throes of civil unrest. Both a social commentary and a novel about post-war disillusionment, author Douglas Durkin (1884-1967) examines the greed, hypocrisy, and narrow-mindedness of the “decent” classes seeking to restore the pre-war status quo ante. Secondary themes include the redemptive power of art and the role of women in post-war society. - Summary by ASharma

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Magpie
• Author credits: Douglas Durkin
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 17
• Combined MP3 track duration: 9:08:07

Catalogue topics

• canadian prairies
• winnipeg general strike
• agrarian myth

Track guide

1. 01 - Part 1: Chapter 1 — 5:58
2. 02 - Part 1: Chapter 2 — 10:21
3. 03 - Part 1: Chapter 3 — 19:47
4. 04 - Part 1: Chapter 4 — 34:53
5. 05 - Part 1: Chapter 5 — 33:29
6. 06 - Part 1: Chapter 6 — 51:06
7. 07 - Part 2: Chapter 1 — 34:44
8. 08 - Part 2: Chapter 2 — 1:00:02
9. 09 - Part 2: Chapter 3 — 38:52
10. 10 - Part 2: Chapter 4 — 22:39
11. 11 - Part 2: Chapter 5 — 45:36
12. 12 - Part 2: Chapter 6 — 45:01
13. 13 - Part 3: Chapter 1 — 33:38
14. 14 - Part 3: Chapter 2 — 26:48
15. 15 - Part 3: Chapter 3 — 48:28
16. 16 - Part 3: Chapter 4 — 24:02
17. 17 - Part 3: Chapter 5 — 12:44

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