Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood
by George MacDonald
English
⏱ 7h 4m
36 chapters
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George MacDonald is mainly known for his fantasy works and fairy tales such as At the Back of the North Wind and the Princess and the Goblin. However, during his life he was more famous for many more realistic novels. . . among them the somewhat autobiographical Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood.
<p>This story of a young motherless boy growing up with his brothers in a Scottish manse is full of delightful characters. There is Kirsty, an enchanting Highland storyteller, Turkey, the intrepid cowherd, the evil Kelpie, and the lovely Elsie Duff. Throughout the twists and turns of his escapades and adventures Ranald learns from his father the important lessons of courage and integrity.</p><p>When Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood came out in 1871 the New York Independent praised it as "full of sweetness, full of boy-life and true goodness". Perhaps, but it is also a good story, from the master of storytellers. (Summary by Bookworm)
<p>This story of a young motherless boy growing up with his brothers in a Scottish manse is full of delightful characters. There is Kirsty, an enchanting Highland storyteller, Turkey, the intrepid cowherd, the evil Kelpie, and the lovely Elsie Duff. Throughout the twists and turns of his escapades and adventures Ranald learns from his father the important lessons of courage and integrity.</p><p>When Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood came out in 1871 the New York Independent praised it as "full of sweetness, full of boy-life and true goodness". Perhaps, but it is also a good story, from the master of storytellers. (Summary by Bookworm)
Chapters
1
Introductory
3m
2
The Glimmer of Twilight
10m
3
My Father
8m
4
Kirsty
7m
5
I Begin Life
9m
6
No Father
13m
7
Mrs. Mitchell is Defeated
9m
8
A New Schoolmistress
6m
9
We Learn Other Things
17m
10
Sir Worm Wymble
17m
11
The Kelpie
5m
12
Another Kelpie
12m
13
Wandering Willie
20m
14
Elsie Duff
12m
15
A New Companion
8m
16
I Go Down Hill
13m
17
The Trouble Grows
6m
18
Light Out of Darkness
11m
19
Forgiveness
10m
20
I Have a Fall and a Dream
18m
21
The Bees' Nest
19m
22
Vain Intercession
8m
23
Knight-Errantry
12m
24
Failure
13m
25
Turkey Plots
8m
26
Old John Jamieson
16m
27
Turkey's trick
6m
28
I Scheme Too
9m
29
A Double Exposure
10m
30
Tribulation
26m
31
A Winter's Ride
10m
32
The Peat-Stack
27m
33
A Solitary Chapter
11m
34
An Evening Visit
8m
35
I Break In My Story
4m
36
I Learn That I Am Not A Man
6m