The Getting of Wisdom (Version 2)
Henry Handel Richardson
Read by Kirsty Leishman
Henry Handel Richardson was the pseudonym of Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson, a writer who was born in 1870 to a reasonably well-off family which later fell on hard times. The author's family lived in various Victorian towns and from the age of 13 to 17 Richardson attended boarding school at the Presbyterian Ladies' College in Melbourne, Victoria. It's this experience that feeds directly into The Getting of Wisdom. Laura Tweedle Rambotham, the main character, is the eldest child of a country family. She is a clever and highly imaginative child, given to inventing romantic stories for the entertainment of her younger siblings, and an avid reader. She is also both proud and sensitive and her mother finds her difficult to handle. Her mother is the widow of a barrister who supports her family in genteel poverty on her earnings from embroidery. At the age of twelve Laura is sent off to boarding school in Melbourne. Her experiences at school shock and humiliate the unworldly Laura. The girls at the school are generally from rather wealthy families and those, like Laura, who come from less fortunate backgrounds learn very early not to divulge their circumstances for fear of ridicule. From time to time Laura lets little snippets of information about her family slip out, and she suffers for it. (Summary by Wikipedia) (7 hr 6 min)
Chapters
Chapter I | 14:33 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter II | 14:59 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter III | 15:05 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter IV | 21:19 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter V | 18:13 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter VI | 9:47 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter VII | 18:23 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter VIII | 15:27 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter IX | 21:14 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter X | 14:01 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter XI | 13:44 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter XII | 17:33 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter XIII | 8:41 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter XIV | 22:48 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter XV | 16:47 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter XVI | 15:18 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter XVII | 12:58 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter XVIII | 19:51 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter XIX | 28:13 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter XX | 16:21 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter XXI | 15:37 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter XXII | 18:21 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter XXIII | 16:47 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter XXIV | 26:43 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Chapter XXV | 13:47 | Read by Kirsty Leishman |
Reviews
surprisingly good
Brian D
Well read and in an appropriate Aussie accent. didn't know what to expect. interesting that Church and Christianity features throughout and prominently in the end but each of the last few chapters beginning with quotes of Nietzsche's