The Son of His Father; vol. 2/3

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The Son of His Father; vol. 2/3

by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

EN·~5 hours·20 chapters

Chapters

20 total
1

THE SON OF HIS FATHER

0:16
2

CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.

0:35
3

CHAPTER I. OUT IN THE WORLD.

15:51
4

CHAPTER II. LONDON.

25:26
5

CHAPTER III. SUSIE.

21:21
6

CHAPTER IV. ON HIS TRIAL.

22:22
7

CHAPTER V. BROTHER AND SISTER.

17:21
8

CHAPTER VI. BEGINNING LIFE.

17:52
9

CHAPTER VII. A MAN GROWN.

17:45
10

CHAPTER VIII. A NIGHT ADVENTURE.

18:38

Description

A young man named John boards a train away from his familiar village, carrying only a few treasured keepsakes—a knitting basket, old photographs, a modest carved bureau. The journey marks his first real step into an unfamiliar world, where the safety of home and the certainty of a known future dissolve into the quiet uncertainty of the rails. As the countryside slips past, he feels both the weight of his departing past and the strange allure of new possibilities that lie ahead.

The narrative follows John’s tentative navigation of city life, his encounters with strangers, and the subtle pressures of expectations placed upon him by family and society. Through gentle introspection and modest adventure, he wrestles with questions of identity, responsibility, and the yearning to carve his own path while still honoring the memories that shaped him. The story unfolds as a thoughtful portrait of a boy on the cusp of adulthood, inviting listeners to reflect on the quiet courage required to step beyond the familiar.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (330K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Release date

2019-06-10

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

1828–1897

A hugely productive Victorian storyteller, she wrote vivid novels of family life, small-town society, and the supernatural while supporting her family through her pen. Her work ranges from the much-loved Chronicles of Carlingford to ghost stories that still feel sharp and modern.

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