The Boy Who Was


Read by Mark Harrington

(3 stars; 1 review)

This children's historical fantasy book, a Newbery Honor Book in 1929, tells of a boy, blessed with eternal life, who experiences 3,000 years of history in the Bay of Naples, Italy. The boy's experiences cover Greek and Roman life, the destruction of Pompeii, up to the coming of Garibaldi. - Summary by Mark Harrington (4 hr 22 min)

Chapters

Prologue: The Feast of Corpus Christi 23:15 Read by Mark Harrington
I. Siren Songs 11:56 Read by Mark Harrington
II. Song of Odysseus 8:49 Read by Mark Harrington
III. Poseidon and the Greeks 28:34 Read by Mark Harrington
IV. The Romans and the Volcano 27:30 Read by Mark Harrington
V. The Last of the Goths 28:21 Read by Mark Harrington
VI. The Normans and the Saracens 21:33 Read by Mark Harrington
VII. The Crusader 34:51 Read by Mark Harrington
VIII. Students of Salerno 25:57 Read by Mark Harrington
IX. Redbeard and Saint Andrew 22:25 Read by Mark Harrington
X. The Bandits; Epilogue 29:04 Read by Mark Harrington