Roger Trewinion

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Roger Trewinion

by Joseph Hocking

EN·~8 hours·50 chapters

Chapters

50 total

"She lifted her skinny arm above her head."

0:07

ROGER TREWINION

0:01

By - JOSEPH HOCKING

0:01

ILLUSTRATIONS BY GUNNING KING

0:04

BY THE SAME AUTHOR.

0:26

ILLUSTRATIONS

0:00

"She lifted her skinny arm above her head."...... Frontispiece - "'Hurl him over!' said the devil within me." - "'What have 'ee got there?' he gasped."

0:09

PREFACE

3:28

PROLOGUE - I

11:26

II

7:57
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Description

A traveler returns to his beloved Cornwall only to find the landscape reshaped by modern life, where telegraph poles now stand where once whispered witches and ghosts lingered. He mourns the loss of old superstitions, charms, and the folklore that colored his childhood evenings by firelight. This nostalgic preface sets a tone of yearning for the vanished world of omens and mystery.

When he joins an old college friend for a walking tour of the rugged coast, the scenery awakens the legends that have lain dormant for decades. Their journey leads them toward a hidden vault beneath a church, a place that promises romance, danger, and the lingering presence of the supernatural. Listeners will be drawn into atmospheric descriptions that blend love, legend, and a hint of eerie intrigue.

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Language

en

Duration

~8 hours (493K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Al Haines

Release date

Apr 2, 2008

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Joseph Hocking

Joseph Hocking

1860–1937

A Cornish novelist and Methodist minister, he wrote popular fiction that mixed strong storytelling with moral and spiritual questions. His books were widely read in their day, and he produced an impressively large body of work.

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