The Hampdenshire Wonder
J. D. Beresford
Read by Phil Benson
By the age of three, Victor Stott's intellectual powers exceed those of any known human. He is the Hampdenshire Wonder, son of an extraordinary cricketer, and a puzzle to all who come in contact with him. J. D. Beresford's early science fiction novel, written in style of his friend H. G. Wells, tells the story of the wonder's brief life and his influence on those who care for him. - Summary by Phil Benson (6 hr 46 min)
Chapters
The Motive | 16:09 | Read by Phil Benson |
Notes for a Biography of Ginger Stott | 56:40 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Disillusionment of Ginger Stott | 15:35 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Manner of his Birth | 31:52 | Read by Phil Benson |
His Departure from Stoke-Underhill | 21:25 | Read by Phil Benson |
His Father's Desertion | 16:19 | Read by Phil Benson |
His Debt to Henry Challis | 37:07 | Read by Phil Benson |
His First Visit to Challis Court; Interlude | 12:40 | Read by Phil Benson |
His Passage through the Prison of Knowledge | 33:50 | Read by Phil Benson |
His Pastors and Masters | 20:38 | Read by Phil Benson |
His Examination | 35:33 | Read by Phil Benson |
Fugitive | 3:55 | Read by Phil Benson |
How I Went to Pym to Write a Book | 15:42 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Incipience of my Subjection to the Wonder | 29:03 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Progress and Relaxation of my Subjection | 23:43 | Read by Phil Benson |
Release | 19:50 | Read by Phil Benson |
Implications | 6:54 | Read by Phil Benson |
Epilogue: The Uses of Mystery | 9:57 | Read by Phil Benson |
Reviews
Sad
Dahlia
The narrator did a great job. The story was interesting once you got past the dry cricket stuff, but I hate sad endings!
A shiny object whose value lies deep below the surface
Bruce King