The Ship of Stars: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Ship of Stars, credited to Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, 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 Ship of Stars by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch. Read in English by Marcia Eppich-Harris; Shashank Jakhmola; Kathleen Moore; bencoder; Jim Locke; Rebekah Grace; JT; alaskart What is childhood? For Taffy, the only son of a vicar, it includes prayers, games, and a lot of quality time with his loving family. When Taffy's father receives a post in the north of England and the family has to move, everybody has to make the best of the situation. For the first time, Taffy has friends. He is even taken to a vacation. But things are darker than they seem. There are things that Taffy, as a child, does not comprehend. This book is about the gap between adults and children, about a perfectly imperfect childhood, and, most importantly, about unconditional love and optimism. - Summary by Stav Nisser.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Ship of Stars
• Author credits: Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 29
• Listed recording duration: 7:34:25

Catalogue topics

• family
• childhood

Opening tracks: first 24 of 29

1. 01 - THE BOY IN THE GATE-HOUSE — 9:11
2. 02 - MUSIC IN THE TOWN SQUARE — 15:15
3. 03 - PASSENGER'S BY JOBY'S VAN — 16:17
4. 04 - THE RUNNING SANDS — 11:25
5. 05 - TAFFY RINGS THE CHURCH BELL. — 11:16
6. 06 - A COCK-FIGHT — 12:46
7. 07 - GEORGE — 13:29
8. 08 - THE SQUIRE'S SOUL — 12:39
9. 09 - ENTER THE KING'S POSTMAN — 10:33
10. 10 - A HAPPY DAY — 21:44
11. 11 - LIZZIE REDEEMS HER DOLL AND HONORIA THROWS A STONE — 15:07
12. 12 - TAFFY'S CHILDHOOD COMES TO AN END — 17:16
13. 13 - THE BUILDERS — 17:41
14. 14 - VOICES FROM THE SEA — 15:21
15. 15 - TAFFY'S APPRENTICESHIP — 15:54
16. 16 - LIZZIE AND HONORIA — 11:18
17. 17 - THE SQUIRE'S WEIRD — 19:17
18. 18 - THE BARRIERS FALL — 12:24
19. 19 - OXFORD — 15:36
20. 20 - TAFFY GIVES A PROMISE — 8:32
21. 21 - HONORIA'S LETTERS — 21:15
22. 22 - MEN AS TOWERS — 17:04
23. 23 - THE SERVICE OF THE LAMP — 13:07
24. 24 - FACE TO FACE — 10:51

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