Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished


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(3.6 stars; 6 reviews)

A runaway carriage, a spunky little girl, and a street urchin combine on the first page of Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished: a Tale of City Arab Life in a hilarious combination that you won't want to leave. This story shows first hand what 'city arabs' have to face day by day and the impact Christians can make. - Summary by Adele de Pignerolles (8 hr 43 min)

Chapters

An Accident and some of its Curious Results 16:19 Read by Joseph DeNoia
The Irresistible Power of Love 5:59 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Poverty Manages to Board out her Infant for Nothing 19:46 Read by Lynne T
Samuel Twitter Astonishes Mrs Twitter and Her Friends 14:39 Read by Lynne T
Treats still further of Riches, Poverty, Babies, and Police 11:21 Read by Kathleen Moore
Wealth pays a Visit to Poverty 35:38 Read by Kathleen Moore
Bicycling and its Occasional Results 17:23 Read by Mike Pelton
A Great and Memorable Day 23:15 Read by Mike Pelton
How the Poor are Succoured 26:36 Read by Mike Pelton
Balls, Bobby, Sir Richard, and Giles appear on the Stage 25:42 Read by Rachel
Sir Richard and Mr Brisbane discuss, and Di listens 14:04 Read by MaryAnn
Sammy Twitter's Fall 17:28 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Tells of some Vigorous and Peculiarities of the Lower Orders 13:16 Read by Kalynda
Number 666 Off Duty 15:07 Read by Adele de Pignerolles
Mrs Frog sinks Deeper and Deeper 24:03 Read by April6090
Sir Richard visits the Beehive, and sees many Surprising Things 23:08 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Things become too hot for the Twitter Family 11:39 Read by Harley James
The Ocean and the New World 28:26 Read by jenno
At Home in Canada 14:36 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Occupations at Brankly Farm 12:03 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Treats of Altered Circumstances and Blue-Ribbonism 22:40 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Ned Frog's Experiences and Sammy Twitter's Woes 17:21 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Hopes Revive 22:36 Read by Joseph DeNoia
The Returning Prodigal 12:45 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Canada again--and Surprising News 15:30 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Happy Meetings 15:29 Read by Robin
A Strange Visit and its Results 13:55 Read by Robin
The Great Change 9:22 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Home Again 13:46 Read by Joseph DeNoia
The New Home 9:28 Read by Joseph DeNoia

Reviews

voice ruined the story


(2 stars)

the guy reading most of the story ruined the whole thing for me. rarely do I leave a book mid-story, but I could not finish this. I have no clue if the book was well written or not. I could hardly even follow the plot bc the voice was so irritatong.

Interesting Story


(3 stars)

Obviously written for children, albeit rather dark for that audience. Very informative on relief work in London, accompanying a nice little story. The character of Mrs. Frog particularly struck me as authentic and someone to sympathize with. The readers were fine overall, though the recordings were less strictly edited than usual.