Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker. Vol. I


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Nearly Christmas and the precocious and rambunctious Joseph is excited at the prospect of meeting his father (Adam) on the morrow (Christmas Eve). For her part, his unwed mother, Martina, dreads the passage of time, for Adam is now betrothed to another. Adam's overbearing mother - an embittered woman who holds God and others responsible for the tragic death of her other son, Vincent - had refused to countenance a union of her only remaining son with the 'lowly' Martina, who had served as a maid in her household. The young and beautiful Martina does not lack for other suitors but, as she has said,
'I could easily get a good husband, but my Joseph can get no other father than Adam, even if he wished it.' Christmas Eve arrives and little Joseph disappears. Where can the boy be? Has he wandered into the snowy forest where the villagers have seen a wolf on the prowl? What will become of the child? (Summary by Brian Fullen) (5 hr 21 min)

Chapters

"EPITAPH" 1:30 Read by Rita Boutros
Chapter I, "IS IT NOT YET MORNING?" 17:18 Read by Rita Boutros
Chapter II, "A DUET INTERRUPTED, AND RESUMED" 12:48 Read by Rita Boutros
Chapter III, "THE FIERCE RÖTTMÄNNER" 16:34 Read by Rita Boutros
Chapter IV, "MARTINA'S RETURN HOME" 16:59 Read by Rita Boutros
Chapter V, "A DAY OF TROUBLE" 10:49 Read by Rita Boutros
Chapter VI, "HOW A VILLAGE PASTOR WAS SUMMONED TO COURT" 18:27 Read by TheaDoro
Chapter VII, "THE HOME OF SCHILDER-DAVID" 12:37 Read by Doreen Marcotte
Chapter VIII, "WARM AND SNUG IN THE PARSONAGE" 12:30 Read by Doreen Marcotte
Chapter IX, "BETROTHAL AND PLIGHT" 16:07 Read by tjfria
Chapter X, "A FATHER IN SEARCH OF HIS SON" 11:59 Read by tjfria
Chapter XI, "THE VILLAGE CHURCH DESERTED" 9:33 Read by tjfria
Chapter XII, "WHERE IS JOSEPH?" 24:08 Read by tjfria
Chapter XIII, "A TROOP OF HOBGOBLINS" 22:41 Read by tjfria
Chapter XIV, "LOST IN THE FOREST" 29:26 Read by Brian Fullen
Chapter XV, "A CHILD SEEKING HIS FATHER" 22:41 Read by tjfria
Chapter XVI, "ASLEEP AND AWAKE AGAIN IN THE FOREST MILL" 15:09 Read by tjfria
Chapter XVII, "A GREAT EVENT IN A SMALL HOUSE" 11:39 Read by tjfria
Chapter XVIII, "FOR THE SAKE OF THE CHILD" 12:50 Read by Casey Roddy
Chapter XIX, "A VOICE AT MIDNIGHT" 4:50 Read by Casey Roddy
Chapter XX, "DAYLIGHT" 21:12 Read by Casey Roddy

Reviews


(5 stars)

Very interesting story; I am curious to read volume 2. I hope it expands on Toni and Edward's courtship & marriage. It wraps up Volume I quickly.