Adela Cathcart, Volume 2

audiobook

Adela Cathcart, Volume 2

by George MacDonald

EN·~4 hours·8 chapters

Chapters

8 total
1

CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.

0:15
2

CHAPTER I. - SONG.

8:35
3

CHAPTER II. - THE CURATE AND HIS WIFE.

1:03:23
4

CHAPTER III. - THE SHADOWS.

1:11:36
5

CHAPTER IV. - THE EVENING AT THE CURATE'S.

33:46
6

CHAPTER V. - PERCY AND HIS MOTHER.

10:40
7

CHAPTER VI. - THE BROKEN SWORDS.

1:03:45
8

CHAPTER VII. - MY UNCLE PETER.

43:04

Description

In this intimate collection, a modest gathering of friends becomes a stage for quiet revelations. When the conversation stalls, Adela—always the observant one— rises to the piano and sings a haunting, dream‑like ballad that seems to echo the unspoken thoughts of everyone present. Her voice, together with the earnest verses of the doctor and the other members, weaves music and poetry into a single, resonant thread, hinting at deeper currents beneath the club’s genteel surface.

The subsequent chapters follow the same group through a series of vignettes—curates, cousins, and lost swords—each revealing a facet of their intertwined lives. Through gentle humor and thoughtful dialogue, the stories explore themes of memory, longing, and the ways ordinary moments can stir extraordinary insight. Listeners will find themselves drawn into a world where simple gatherings become portals to inner change, all carried on the subtle melody of everyday conversation.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (283K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Jonathan Ingram, David Garcia and Distributed Proofreaders

Release date

2005-09-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

George MacDonald

George MacDonald

1824–1905

A Scottish writer, poet, and minister whose fairy tales helped shape modern fantasy, he wrote stories that still feel dreamlike, spiritual, and surprisingly fresh. Best known for works like Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, and The Princess and the Goblin, he influenced later authors including Lewis Carroll and C.S. Lewis.

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