The House with the Green Shutters

The House with the Green Shutters is a novel by the Scottish writer George Douglas Brown, first published in 1901 by John MacQueen. Set in mid-19th century Ayrshire, in the fictitious town of Barbie which is based on his native Ochiltree, it consciously violates the conventions of the sentimental kailyard school, and is sometimes quoted as an influence on the Scottish Renaissance.

The novel describes the struggles of a proud and taciturn carrier, John Gourlay, against the spiteful comments and petty machinations of the envious and idle villagers of Barbie (the "bodies"). (Introduction by Wikipedia)

*additional PL by Linette Geisel (9 hr 5 min)

Chapters

Chapter 01	11:48	Read by lennich
Chapter 02	7:45	Read by lennich
Chapter 03	10:17	Read by lennich
Chapter 04	21:12	Read by lennich
Chapter 05	28:30	Read by lennich
Chapter 06	8:24	Read by lennich
Chapter 07	9:06	Read by lennich
Chapter 08	13:55	Read by lennich
Chapter 09	12:07	Read by lennich
Chapter 10	21:07	Read by lennich
Chapter 11	22:11	Read by lennich
Chapter 12	29:23	Read by lennich
Chapter 13	28:51	Read by lennich
Chapter 14	17:43	Read by lennich
Chapter 15	20:39	Read by lennich
Chapter 16	15:48	Read by lennich
Chapter 17	20:36	Read by lennich
Chapter 18	19:15	Read by lennich
Chapter 19	9:57	Read by lennich
Chapter 21	13:38	Read by lennich
Chapter 20	29:17	Read by lennich
Chapter 22	16:24	Read by lennich
Chapter 23	32:49	Read by lennich
Chapter 24	25:50	Read by lennich
Chapter 25	41:59	Read by lennich
Chapter 26	26:49	Read by lennich
Chapter 27	30:05	Read by lennich

Reviews

Good book, but not a pleasant one

(4 stars)

TwinkieToes

This is not a nice book, in the usual sense of the word. It traces the slow decline and fall of a family. It's tragic, and brutal, and harsh. However, it's well written, and the reader did an excellent job with the reading and dialect.

This Is A Great Story

(5 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

A great study in psychology.

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