Jerry Junior

audiobook

Jerry Junior

by Jean Webster

EN·~3 hours·20 chapters

Chapters

20 total
1

Jerry Junior

0:18
2

List of Illustrations

1:10
3

Jerry Junior - CHAPTER I

13:22
4

CHAPTER II

14:15
5

CHAPTER III

18:24
6

CHAPTER IV

12:16
7

CHAPTER V

7:21
8

CHAPTER VI

10:12
9

CHAPTER VII

9:27
10

CHAPTER VIII

10:19

Description

A breezy summer morning at the Hotel du Lac sets the stage for a charming tale of youthful impatience and unexpected encounters. In the sun‑lit courtyard, American guest Jerymn Hilliard Jr. receives a mysterious letter that throws his leisurely routine into gentle disarray, while the ever‑watchful waiter Gustavo adds a touch of comic foreign flair. The hotel’s lively atmosphere—parrots on perches, vines draping an arbor, and the distant lake—creates a vivid backdrop for the protagonist’s half‑hearted siesta and sudden burst of curiosity.

As Jerymn wrestles with the contents of the note, hints of upcoming travel and family visits ripple through the conversation, promising a mix of romance, adventure, and the subtle humor of cultural misunderstandings. Readers are invited to follow his light‑hearted dilemmas, the quirky staff, and the picturesque European setting, all while anticipating the playful twists that lie just beyond the hotel’s sunny patio.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (216K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Bruce Albrecht, Louise Pryor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2007-01-14

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Jean Webster

Jean Webster

1876–1916

Best known for the warm, witty classic Daddy-Long-Legs, this American writer created stories about spirited young women finding their independence. Her fiction mixes humor and heart with a clear concern for fairness, education, and social reform.

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