The Man from Glengarry
Ralph Connor
Read by Bruce Pirie
With international book sales in the millions, Ralph Connor was the best-known Canadian novelist of the first two decades of the Twentieth Century. The Man from Glengarry was his most popular and accomplished work. Immediately after its publication in 1901, the novel spent several months in the top ranks of the New York Times "Books in Demand" list.
We follow the story of Ranald Macdonald, who is shaped by family and community in rural eastern Ontario in the early decades after Canadian confederation. This is a book about the making of men, but also, ultimately, about the making of a nation, as the mature Ranald moves west to take a leadership role in the fledgling province of British Columbia.
The Man from Glengarry features adventure and romance, and is, above all, a work of serious moral purpose. "Ralph Connor" was the pen-name of the Reverend Charles Gordon, a prominent Canadian minister, and his stories are woven through with his religious convictions. His is a two-fisted Christianity — or, as he said in his autobiography, a religion that can appeal to "red-blooded" people who aren't afraid to engage in physical conflict for causes that they know are right. (Summary by Bruce Pirie) (0 hr 47 min)
Chapters
00 - Dedication and Preface | 2:30 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
01 - The Open River | 31:21 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
02 - Vengeance is Mine | 20:15 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
03 - The Manse in the Bush | 13:47 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
04 - The Ride for Life | 9:45 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
05 - Forgive Us Our Debts | 25:49 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
06 - A New Friend | 27:44 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
07 - Maimie | 17:43 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
08 - The Sugaring-Off | 25:09 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
09 - A Sabbath Day's Work | 54:05 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
10 - The Home-Coming of the Shantymen | 28:51 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
11 - The Wake | 31:51 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
12 - Seed-Time | 19:06 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
13 - The Logging Bee | 42:06 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
14 - She Will Not Forget | 29:06 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
15 - The Revival | 39:34 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
16 - And the Glory | 24:27 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
17 - LeNoir's New Master | 49:47 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
18 - He is not of My Kind | 26:06 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
19 - One Game at a Time | 24:36 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
20 - Her Clinging Arms | 30:39 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
21 - I Will Remember | 35:04 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
22 - Forget that I Loved You | 47:12 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
23 - A Good True Friend | 40:29 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
24 - The West | 28:00 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
25 - Glengarry Forever | 42:00 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Reviews
A MUST READ
Compulsive Reader
A most delightful story. So full of depth. The voice of the narrator Mr. Bruce Pirie was cutout for this, thank you. JK
Moving coming of age story
ListeninginChicago
The story starts around 1860 with Ranald as a teenager and follows him through 10 years of joys, sorrows, successes and struggles as he moves from boyhood to manhood. He's no Sunday school cut-out, but a real man whose decisions shape who he becomes in life. There are also several excellent women characters - oh that I could be more like Mrs. Murray! I will not read much contemporary Christian fiction because it's often shallow and the theology is too pat and in your face. The faith that these characters live out is deep and real and moving beyond words. Bruce does an excellent job reading this solo project. (And the setting in Post-Confederation Canada prompted me to do a bit of reading on the history of our northern neighbor!)
great story, great reading
darthlaurel
It took me a little bit to get used to the reader, but I was gradually taken in by his excellent diction and careful reading. It's a very fine old story and I feel a better person for having listened to it.
Simona
Indeed I get to despise that frustrating Mimi and Ronald, although a splendid male character, soo stupid to fall în love with that shalow girl! I kept skipping trough the book.... But the things got worse and the "happy" ending was precipitate and forced.
Excellent Reading of a Christian Romance
Dragonflyer
The excellent reading of this Christian Romance is equal to and better than many commercial projects. The book is a mix of Sunday School teaching, romance, and hard life of men of the Canadian frontier.
man from Glengarry
shavon
Good, good, wonderful book. The reader is dinomite. Setting is Canada with Scottish settlers and plenty of French. Connor even put in some gaylic (I can't spell). Loved it! Well worth a listen.
Fantastic book!
A LibriVox Listener
I've never heard of this book before and I don't know why. It is a gripping story of Canada and the main character is so inspiring.
A LibriVox Listener
Excellent narration. An inspiring story that stirs one to betterment