Just David

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Just David

by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter

EN·~5 hours·28 chapters

Chapters

28 total
1

BY - ELEANOR H. (HODGMAN) PORTER

0:04
2

TO MY FRIEND Mrs. James Harness

0:02
3

CONTENTS

0:47
4

CHAPTER I - THE MOUNTAIN HOME

12:35
5

CHAPTER II - THE TRAIL

16:14
6

CHAPTER III - THE VALLEY

12:02
7

CHAPTER IV - TWO LETTERS

18:27
8

CHAPTER V - DISCORDS

15:23
9

CHAPTER VI - NUISANCES, NECESSARY AND OTHERWISE

17:19
10

CHAPTER VII - "YOU'RE WANTED—YOU'RE WANTED!"

14:03

Description

High up on a remote mountain ridge sits a modest shack, its walls warmed by a lone fireplace and its windows framing a sweeping valley that David loves above all. Inside, the simple furnishings—two violins, scattered books, and a few cherished photographs—speak of a life lived in quiet contemplation. When a weary father finally returns, his son David greets him with a clumsy breakfast and a heartfelt, if slightly embarrassed, apology for the burned bacon and sour milk, setting a tender yet fragile tone for their relationship.

From this humble beginning the story unfurls through a series of vignettes—letters, misunderstandings, and puzzling encounters—that reveal the characters’ hidden hopes and lingering regrets. As David navigates the mysteries of his family's past and the demands of the world beyond the mountains, listeners are drawn into an intimate portrait of love, duty, and the small, stubborn joys that keep a solitary home alive.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (323K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

1996-02-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter

Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter

1868–1920

Best known for creating Pollyanna, she wrote stories whose cheerfulness and emotional warmth made her one of the most popular American novelists of her day. Before turning to fiction, she trained seriously as a singer, and that sense of feeling and performance carries through her work.

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