The Maid Of Sker
Richard Doddridge Blackmore
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Who is Bardie? Her refined clothes show that she is not an ordinary girl. But why did she have to be saved from the sea by a fisherman? This story is through the eyes of the fisherman, who followed Bardie throughout her childhood and attempted to discover her roots. - Summary by Stav Nisser.
Note: This text, published more than 150 years ago, contains race-related words and descriptions, which listeners may find offensive. (22 hr 10 min)
Kapitel
FISHERMAN DAVY A FISH OUT OF WATER | 5:49 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
HUNGER DRIVES HIM A-FISHING | 12:54 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
THE FISH ARE AS HUNGRY AS HE IS | 15:32 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
HE LANDS AN UNEXPECTED FISH | 11:41 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
A LITTLE ORPHAN MERMAID | 19:55 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
FINDS A HOME OF SOME SORT | 17:00 | Gelesen von jenno |
BOAT VERSUS BARDIE | 16:02 | Gelesen von jenno |
CHILDREN WILL BE CHILDREN | 15:28 | Gelesen von jenno |
SANDHILLS TURNED TO SAND-HOLES | 20:31 | Gelesen von jenno |
UNDER THE ROCK | 14:55 | Gelesen von jenno |
A WRECKER WRECKED | 21:42 | Gelesen von jenno |
HOW TO SELL FISH | 21:23 | Gelesen von jenno |
THE CORONER AND THE CORONET | 17:58 | Gelesen von jenno |
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVIDENCE | 18:13 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
A VERDICT ON THE JURY | 15:38 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
TRUTH LIES SOMETIMES IN A WELL | 21:16 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
FOR A LITTLE CHANGE OF AIR | 23:59 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
PUBLIC APPROBATION | 24:11 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
A CRAFT BEYOND THE LAW | 18:33 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
CONFIDENTIAL INTERCOURSE | 20:32 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
CROSS-EXAMINATION | 17:50 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT | 18:01 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
INTO GOOD SOCIETY | 17:39 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
SOUND INVESTMENTS | 23:12 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
A LONG GOOD-BYE | 21:28 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
BRAUNTON BURROWS | 20:19 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
A FINE SPECTACLE | 18:33 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
SOMETHING ABOUT HIM | 18:03 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
A VISIT TO A PARSON | 31:39 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
ON DUTY | 20:55 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
TWO LOVERS | 16:19 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
AMONG THE SAVAGES | 23:30 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
IN A STATE OF NATURE | 25:56 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
WAITING AND LEARNING | 21:01 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
THE POLITE FERRYMAN | 21:49 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
UNDER FAIRER AUSPICES | 19:56 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
TWO POOR CHILDREN | 18:55 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
A FINE OLD GENTLEMAN | 24:56 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
NOTICE TO QUIT | 20:08 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
FORCIBLE EJECTMENT | 23:56 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
THE RIGHT MAN IN THE RIGHT PLACE | 25:51 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
THE LITTLE MAID AND THE MIDSHIPMAN | 18:08 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
A FINE PRICE FOR BARDIE | 22:17 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
PROVIDES FOR EDUCATION | 17:29 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
INTRODUCES A REAL HERO | 16:33 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
AFTER SEVEN YEARS | 16:41 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
MISCHIEF IN A HOUSEHOLD | 22:26 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
A BREATHLESS DISINTERMENT | 19:59 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
ONE WHO HAS INTERRED HIMSELF | 21:14 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
A BRAVE MAN RUNS AWAY | 16:16 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
TRIPLE EDUCATION | 16:02 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
GREAT MARCH OF INTELLECT | 25:09 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
BEATING UP FOR THE NAVY | 31:05 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
TAMING OF THE SAVAGES | 16:08 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
UPON FOREIGN SERVICE | 15:30 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
EXILES OF SOCIETY | 19:16 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
MANY WEAK MOMENTS | 31:30 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
MORE HASTE, LESS SPEED | 16:16 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
IN A ROCKY BOWER | 17:30 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
NELSON AND THE NILE | 12:57 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
A SAVAGE DEED | 15:29 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
A RASH YOUNG CAPTAIN | 21:23 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
POLLY AT HOME | 21:45 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
SUSAN QUITE ACQUITS HERSELF | 24:40 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
SO DOES POOR OLD DAVY | 17:42 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
THE MAID AT LAST IS DENTIFIED | 16:20 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
DOG EATS DOG | 18:30 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
THE OLD PITCHER AT THE WELL AGAIN | 19:24 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Bewertungen
good story but long





Historybuff1066
A good story with humor and action. Unfortunately the male narrator's cadence does not fit the meaning of the sentences and you have to strain to get the meaning. I found this distracting and annoying. The storyline redeemed it for me, but that may not be the case for everyone.
loved this book





val
Anything written by Richard Dodderidge Blackmore is a pleasure to read or listen to.