Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
Eleanor Farjeon
Read by Peter Eastman
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 |