That Lass o' Lowrie's
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Leído por Phil Benson
Frances Hodgson Burnett was born and grew up in Manchester, England, and emigrated to the United States with her family at the age of 16. For her first novels, written in Knoxville, Tennessee and published in New York, she drew upon her knowledge of life and speech of the Lancashire working classes. Set in a Lancashire mining town, That Lass o' Lowries is a gritty, and at times brutal, tale of romance across the classes, which stands in stark contrast to her later work. - Summary by Phil Benson (7 hr 19 min)
Capítulos
| A difficult case | 22:20 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| "Liz" | 20:37 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| The Reverend Harold Barholm | 22:29 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| "Love me, love my dog" | 11:24 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Outside the hedge | 18:01 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Joan and the child | 14:28 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Anice at the cottage | 6:04 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| The wager of battle | 14:42 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| The news at the rectory | 6:33 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| On the Knoll Road | 5:08 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| NIb and his master make a call | 5:42 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| On guard | 9:51 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Joan and the picture | 13:30 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| The open "Davy" | 9:07 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| A discovery | 8:07 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| "Owd Sammy" in trouble | 17:28 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| The member of parliament | 7:49 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| A confession of faith | 5:14 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Ribbons | 11:52 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| The new gatekeeper | 9:54 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Derrick's question | 7:07 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Master Landsell's son | 12:56 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| "Cannybles" | 12:42 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Dan Lowrie's return | 7:24 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| The old danger | 7:23 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| The package returned | 8:16 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Sammy Craddock's "manny-ensis" | 16:51 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Warned | 6:33 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Lying in wait | 10:02 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| The slip of paper | 5:59 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| The last blow | 8:28 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| "Turned Methody!" | 12:46 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Fate | 6:15 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| The decision | 8:44 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| In the pit | 15:47 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Alive yet | 5:22 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Watching and waiting | 6:29 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Recognition | 5:35 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| A testimonial | 6:16 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Going south | 7:18 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| "A soart o' pollygy" | 4:05 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Ashley-wold | 8:51 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Liz comes back | 4:15 | Leído por Phil Benson |
| Not yet | 4:08 | Leído por Phil Benson |
Reseñas
Interesting romance across social class in Northern England
TLocke
As usual an excellent set of characters following events as they unfold; addressing external and internal changes. I enjoyed the strong accent, though it took a few chapters to "tune" my ear. The reading was very well done. It added depth to my understanding of all it would have taken to change a level of society or marry up or down a stratified society. It is not totally old, a brilliant young woman with a strong Southern US accent was encouraged to get coaching to diminish it. As she worked in a lucrative field, it took a colleague asking her to "say something" as entertainment at a work function to move her to do it. She now code switches..speaks neutral in work, and reverts to Southern when at home.
Interesting social story - fantastic narration
Anna Griffin
Absolutely loved the narration - it would have been impossible for me to read and understand the text myself - thank you Miners A dark villain Fights A magnificent and brave woman An intelligent and courageous engineer Two minor characters in love Tragedies, danger, death Love found and lost Hallucinations, confessions, religion Best of all the boy and his dog Thank you for making their dialects understandable I also enjoyed 'The birds fly South' with this narrator
Gritty and gripping
A LibriVox Listener
I love FHB and this is one of my favorites. It is much more gritty than her later novels, less society and more real daily hardships. The characters feel very real, and Each of the four main actors develop with depth and strength. The novel is also fantastically well read, and the contrasting voices of the characters bring the social setting into sharp relief and greatly enhance the audio version.
Loved it!
Stella McQueen
Fantastic reader! Amazing pronunciation of the dialect. Even though I couldn't understand many times, I would much rather that than hear it awkwardly butchered. Really good story, though of harsh and brutal times. Much more enjoyable than the strong and predictable religious themes in her other books. Right, I'm off to find more by this reader!
a wonderful story
A LibriVox Listener
I listened to this beautifully read story with gripped interest! I t held my attention solidly through out. the reader has a lovely, easy to listen to voice that has the effect of being very calming. thank you so much for taking the time for making works like this accessible to my self.
Tekla
A really great story, and not just a good romance. There are so many character arcs interweaving, that the reader gets a really good look at the setting of the coal mining village and the spectrum of inhabitants. The reader did a wonderful job with the accents and with giving each character a distinct voice.
deb
I enjoyed the story very much. Sometime the thick accents written into the story were hard to follow, but it added to the interest of the tale . The end was a bit rushed, but still I’m glad I read it.
Excellent!
jenniebrown
The book has stayed with me long after listening to Phil Benson's melodic voice tell the gripping story. The tale will break your heart and then give the balm of hope. Wonderful stuff! December 2019