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    Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood
    Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood
    Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood
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    Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood

    Written by George MacDonald

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    This delightful story begins in a little town called Marshmallows, where a young man, the new vicar, Harry Walton, has just arrived. As he begins his work Harry realizes that everything is not quite 'right' in his little parish and it all seems to center around Oldcastle Hall. As he wins the affection of the people secrets begin to unfold, and Harry Walton attempts to free them from guilt of the past, help them overcome pride and while he is at it, he falls in love with a woman whose past is the most mysterious yet, and whose tyrannical mother is the mistress of Oldcastle Hall.

    This Is a wonderful, heartwarming romance and a unique mystery, told from the viewpoint of the young vicar. (Summary by Fiddlesticks )

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Author

    George MacDonald

    George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a popular Scottish lecturer and writer of novels, poetry, and fairy tales. Born in Aberdeenshire, he was briefly a clergyman, then a professor of English literature at Bedford and King's College in London. W. H. Auden called him "one of the most remarkable writers of the nineteenth century."

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      This is such a wonderful story. One that makes you pause and think of life and all it holds. God is so good to have given us this story.