Lorna Doone, Vol. 2, Chap. 18 & 19
Despite floods, Squire Faggus visits Plover's Barrows, and finds Lorna's necklace tremendously valuable. Jeremy Stickles makes his way there afterwards, chased by three murderous Doones.
Sep 05, 2007•50 min
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Lorna Doone, Vol. 2, Chap. 16 & 17
Lorna and Gwenny are rescued by John from the Doones, despite the blizzard. The Ridds receive Lorna into their home, and spring comes, with threat of flood.
Sep 02, 2007•43 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 2, Chap. 14 & 15
A fierce blizzard endangers all the livestock, and separates John and Lorna. His bookworm sister suggests snowshoes and sled, which bring him to Lorna and Gwenny, with chance of escape from starvation or forced marriage.
Aug 30, 2007•46 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 2, Chap. 12 & 13
Lorna summons John Ridd for a difficult talk with her dying grandfather, patriarch of the Doones. After his funeral, perilous winter weather sets in.
Aug 27, 2007•42 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 2, Chap. 11
John Ridd learns of plans to raid the outlaw Doones, risking Lorna's safety. Tom Faggus wins pardon for highway robbery, but a posse plans to shoot him on his way home.
Aug 25, 2007•32 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 2, Chap. 10
John Fry neglects his farm work to help Jeremy Stickles, much to John Ridd's annoyance. John Ridd narrowly escapes murder by Doones pursuing Jeremy Stickles, who John saves from ambush.
Aug 24, 2007•25 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 2, Chap. 9
John, desperate to hear from Lorna, makes his will and scouts Glen Doone. At risk of his life, he finds Lorna, meets Gwenny, and new signals are set.
Aug 21, 2007•31 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 2, Chap. 6-8
Relationships clarify, as Mrs. Ridd learns of Annie's commitment to Tom Faggus, and John's to Lorna. Ruth's feelings are hurt, Lorna gives John a ring, and communication stops.
Aug 17, 2007•45 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 2, Chap. 4 & 5
John has no idea why he can't see Lorna until Betty Muxworthy makes him help feed the pigs. Thanks to Betty's hint, he and Lorna reach an understanding.
Aug 15, 2007•36 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 2, Chap. 3
Mysteries abound: an unidentified intruder, Uncle Ben visits without stating his purpose, and John Fry sees what he takes for a ghost when spying on Uncle Ben.
Aug 15, 2007•29 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 2, Chap. 1 & 2
Lorna and John agree to spend two months apart. The harvest begins, John and his sister Annie confide in one another, and the Ridds host a harvest dance.
Aug 13, 2007•42 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 1, Chap. 26-28
John's interview with the "Hanging Judge," Lord Chief Justice Jeffreys, goes surprisingly well. With difficulty, he returns home, loving it more for being away, and meets Lorna again.
Aug 03, 2007•55 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 1, Chap. 24 & 25
John and Jeremy Stickles travel to London, avoiding highwaymen. In London, John finds a member of the bar as greedy as any knight of the road.
Aug 02, 2007•40 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 1, Chap. 22 & 23
Lorna and John arrange a signal, and that John is not to return to the Glen for at least one month. John finds separation hard, particularly in the beauty of Spring. As the month is up, John is summoned to court in London, much against his inclination.
Jul 29, 2007•38 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 1, Chap. 20 & 21
Lorna explains her circumstances: isolated, frightened, and mystified about how she came to be among the cruel, violent Doones. She also tells John about a young cousin who came to bring her to her respectable family, and his murder.
Jul 26, 2007•38 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 1, Chap. 18 & 19
John's hopes of Lorna are cast down by his interview with Mother Melldrum. Undaunted, he keeps his feelings for Lorna secret, returns to visit her with a gift of fresh eggs, and wins her confidence by his self-control.
Jul 21, 2007•27 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 1, Chap. 16 & 17
John returns to Glen Doone on St. Valentine's Day, where he meets Lorna again. He falls in love, can't concentrate, loses himself in work, and seeks advice of a "wise woman" about when he should venture to see Lorna next.
Jul 11, 2007•33 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 1, Chap. 14 & 15
Uncle Reuben vents his resentment over being robbed on his relatives and their guests. Mollified by their hospitality, he goes with John to the local squire, for justice. Humiliated there, they scout the Doones' stronghold to plan future action.
Jul 06, 2007•33 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 1, Chap. 12 & 13
John tells of his cousin, a popular highway robber, and uncle, a prosperous merchant, who falls in with a different sort of thief.
Jul 05, 2007•45 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 1, Chap. 10 & 11
A dashing kinsman rescues an animal, allows John to try to ride his fine horse, and ingratiates himself with the family.
Jun 27, 2007•34 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 1, Chap. 8 & 9
Fourteen year-old John meets eight year-old Lorna, who helps him escape the Doones' stronghold. He returns to the family farm, never forgetting her.
Jun 26, 2007•31 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 1, Chap. 6 & 7
We learn more about the Ridd household, John's preparation for defense, and a fishing trip that leads him astray, into danger.
Jun 23, 2007•42 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 1, Chap. 4 & 5
Young John learns his father's fate, his mother pleads for justice, and we learn how the Doones came to Exmoor.
Jun 21, 2007•33 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 1, Chap. 3
John Fry and young John Ridd encounter two very different groups of travelers on their way home.
Jun 19, 2007•28 min
Lorna Doone, Vol. 1, Chap. 1 & 2
"...a simple tale told simply..." begins the story of John Ridd, in his maturity, looking back at his schoolboy days, before he met the lovely and mysterious Lorna.
Jun 16, 2007•29 min
Lorna Doone, Selected Prefaces
Continuously in print since its publication (though not an immediate bestseller), here are a few of R.D. Blackmore's prefaces, still of interest, at least to the scholar.
Jun 16, 2007•5 min
The Great Pancake Record
Owen Johnson tells how an unlikely hero achieved schoolboy immortality.
Jun 02, 2007•31 min
The Ransom of Red Chief
Hapless kidnappers find the limit of parental affection.
May 27, 2007•25 min
The Man Without a Country
Edward Everett Hale's story of a U.S. Army officer in the early 19th century. Caught up in Aaron Burr's conspiracy, when court-martialled, he wishes he might never hear of the United States again. That becomes his sentence.
May 25, 2007•1 hr
Kipling's Kim, chapter 15
Conclusion: Kim and the lama return to the plains, both ill. Rest and healing at the house of the virtuous (and garrulous) old woman of Kulu. The lama and Mahbub discuss Kim's future, and the transfigured lama brings Kim to the end of the Search.
May 22, 2007•1 hr 2 min
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