The Wonderful Visit
H. G. Wells
Leído por Mary Bard
An other-worldly creature visits a small English village, and H. G. Wells uses humour and satire to convey some of the imperfections of Victorian society, as ‘angel’ and humans view each other with equal incomprehension.( summary by Mary Bard) (4 hr 59 min)
Capítulos
| I The Night of the Strange Bird | 3:15 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| II The Coming of the Strange Bird | 5:04 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| III The Hunting of the Strange Bird | 3:55 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| IV | 2:52 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| V | 5:36 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| VI The Vicar and the Angel | 13:47 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| VII | 4:07 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| VIII | 4:46 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| IX Parenthesis on Angels | 3:34 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| X At the Vicarage | 4:51 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XI | 3:17 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XII | 5:50 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XIII The Man of Science | 5:54 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XIV | 6:24 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XV The Curate | 5:54 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XVI | 7:13 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XVII | 4:59 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XVIII After Dinner | 12:03 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XIX | 2:32 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XX | 4:42 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXI | 5:01 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXII Morning | 4:19 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXIII The Violin | 6:09 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXIV The Angel Explores the Village | 7:55 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXV | 2:52 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXVI | 8:33 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXVII | 5:59 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXVIII Lady Hammergallow's View | 9:45 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXIX Further Adventures of the Angel in the Village | 6:46 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXX | 7:55 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXXI Mrs Jehoram's Breadth of View | 6:14 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXXII A Trivial Incident | 2:03 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXXIII The Warp and the Woof of Things | 4:14 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXXIV The Angel's Debut | 23:04 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXXV | 4:22 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXXVI | 1:28 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXXVII | 3:34 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXXVIII The Trouble of the Barbed Wire | 7:12 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XXXIX | 4:03 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XL Delia | 5:45 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XLI Doctor Crump acts | 10:53 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XLII Sir John Gotch acts | 5:27 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XLIII The Sea Cliff | 4:17 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XLIV Mrs Hinijer acts | 4:37 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XLV The Angel in Trouble | 4:15 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XLVI | 4:34 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XLVII The Last Day of the Visit | 6:57 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XLVIII | 6:47 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| XLVIX | 1:21 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| L | 3:36 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| LI | 3:19 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| LII | 2:04 | Leído por Mary Bard |
| LIII The Epilogue | 3:30 | Leído por Mary Bard |
Reseñas
caution...spoilers...
dsuden
Don’t read on if you haven’t heard the story. First let me say that Mary Bard is a wonderful narrator, and her rendering of this book is beautiful. This is a stirring and melancholy story by one of my favorite authors. It’s a parable that one can only come away from nodding in agreement about the fallen and tragic state of our world. It could have been written today or a thousand years ago and have been equally pertinent. It’s the story of innocence lost, told through the experiences of a blameless and kind celestial creature who is rapidly brought to ruin by pain, and his mistreatment by humans. It ends sadly.
Something to Ponder
janene f
I found this very touching and totally unexpected. It is strange, yet relatable and relevant to today's culture and political strife. The characters are interesting and hold it altogether, while thought provoking diversities caused me to consider various current social and economic issues such as minimum wage, equal education for all, voting rights, and immigration policies. It is a good read. The reader is excellent as well.
Wonderful Visit
Terry Cappelliri
Rather well read enjoyable story building inside of EnglishVillage at turn-of-the-century and life of gentry. I have reviewed a number of HG Wells works find him to be a bit of a socialist
Elaine
Very well read as always by Mary bard who brings life to this story which was nothing like I’ve read before
Zach s
what a great job this woman did reading this story. Her voice is very soothing and the accent was perfect
A Wonderful Book Indeed
JEWELR80
The book and the reader are both excellent. It certainly merits a second reading.
lessons learned
A LibriVox Listener
liked the subtle lessons taught in the story. Disliked the use of the N word!
Sea
Listen to this great story if you love to laugh! Read so very well too!