Wessex

audiobook

Wessex

by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

EN·~1 hours·12 chapters

Chapters

12 total
1

PREFACE

0:57
2

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

0:21
3

WESSEX

0:00
4

CHAPTER I

7:41
5

CHAPTER II

4:44
6

CHAPTER III

9:53
7

CHAPTER IV

11:47
8

CHAPTER V

10:33
9

CHAPTER VI

13:10
10

CHAPTER VII

10:07

Description

A gentle, illustrated tour of England’s “Middle West” invites listeners to wander through Dorset and Somerset as they once were—rural, fragrant with dairy farms, and still echoing the old broad‑Do­set dialect. The narrator moves from the mist‑veiled Blackmore Vale to the golden interior of Sherborne Abbey, sprinkling anecdotes about smugglers, ancient earthworks, and the resilient spirit of towns that have survived fire and siege. Light‑hearted gossip and vivid descriptions make the landscape feel both intimate and timeless.

The journey pauses in Wareham, a quiet settlement whose stone walls and Saxon‑era churches whisper centuries of conquest and rebuilding. By weaving together local legend, architectural detail, and the occasional witty rhyme, the book paints a picture of a region that has largely escaped the railway’s reach. Listeners will come away with a fresh curiosity for the hedgerows, market squares, and hidden histories that still linger in this corner of England.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (68K characters)

Series

Beautiful Britain

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2019-01-08

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

1863–1943

An English author and illustrator best known for lively, self-illustrated travel books about Britain’s roads, coasts, inns, and literary landscapes. His work mixes local history, topography, and a strong sense of place, making even an ordinary road feel storied.

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