George MacDonald

Ranald Bannerman’s Boyhood

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Ranald Bannerman’s Boyhood By George MacDonald (1824-1905)

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.

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.

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)

Read by Bookworm, Matthew Walton, Ophelia Darcy, Cyril Law Jr, Heather Lambert, Lucy Burgoyne, Kevin McAsh, Kirsten Ferreri, Christine Blachford, Cindy Steib, Konrad Planck, Arctura, Larry Gilman, & Sibella Denton. Total running time: 07:04:48

This recording is in the public domain and may be reproduced, distributed, or modified without permission. For more information or to volunteer, visit librivox.org. Cover picture by Robert Scott Duncanson (1867). Author photo by Lewis Carroll (1863). Copyright expired in US, Canada, EU and all countries with author’s life +70 yrs laws. Cover design by Janette Brown. This design is in the public domain.

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