Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard


Read by Peter Eastman

(4.5 stars; 2 reviews)

The wandering minstrel Martin Pippin finds a lovelorn ploughman who begs him to visit the orchard where his beloved has been locked in the well-house with six sworn virgins to guard her. Martin Pippin goes to the rescue and wins the confidence of the young women by telling them love stories. Although ostensibly a children's book, the six love stories, which have much the form of Perrault's fairy tales such as Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella, have a depth which is adult in sentiment, and indeed they were written not for a child but for a young soldier, Victor Haslam. Among the stories, themes include the apparent loss of a loved one, betrayal, and the yearning of a woman for whom it appears that love will never come. (Introduction adapted from Wikipedia) (11 hr 58 min)

Chapters

Introduction 13:18 Read by Peter Eastman
Prologue Parts I and II 21:11 Read by Peter Eastman
Prologue Part III; Prelude to the First Tale 21:21 Read by Peter Eastman
The King's Barn (part 1) 30:00 Read by Peter Eastman
The King's Barn (part 2) 35:08 Read by Peter Eastman
First Interlude 18:50 Read by Peter Eastman
Young Gerard (part 1) 30:48 Read by Peter Eastman
Young Gerard (part 2) 27:38 Read by Peter Eastman
Young Gerard (part 3) 20:00 Read by Peter Eastman
Second Interlude 20:46 Read by Peter Eastman
The Mill of Dreams (part 1) 32:35 Read by Peter Eastman
The Mill of Dreams (part 2) 29:52 Read by Peter Eastman
The Mill of Dreams (part 3) 27:27 Read by Peter Eastman
Third Interlude 34:11 Read by Peter Eastman
Open Winkins (part 1) 34:31 Read by Peter Eastman
Open Winkins (part 2) 30:55 Read by Peter Eastman
Open Winkins (part 3) 30:27 Read by Peter Eastman
Fourth Interlude 33:18 Read by Peter Eastman
Proud Rosalind and the Hart-Royal (part 1) 30:51 Read by Peter Eastman
Proud Rosalind and the Hart-Royal (part 2) 29:06 Read by Peter Eastman
Proud Rosalind and the Hart-Royal (part 3) 42:55 Read by Peter Eastman
Fifth Interlude 39:06 Read by Peter Eastman
The Imprisoned Princess; Postlude Parts I and II 21:23 Read by Peter Eastman
Postlude Parts III and IV 24:07 Read by Peter Eastman
Epilogue 22:24 Read by Peter Eastman
Conclusion 15:57 Read by Peter Eastman