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Prodigal Village; A Christmas Tale

Name: Prodigal Village; A Christmas Tale
Author: Irving Bacheller

Irving Bacheller

Read by David Wales · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Chapter 1: Which Introduces The Shepherd Of The Birds (16:24)
Chapter 2: The Founding Of The Phyllistines (48:54)
Chapter 3: Which Tells Of The Complaining Coin And The Man Who Lost His Self (19:45)
Chapter 4: In Which Mr. Israel Sneed And Other Working Men Receive A Lesson In True Democracy (10:20)
Chapter 5: In Which J. Patterson Bing Buys A Necklace Of Pearls (13:02)
Chapter 6: In Which Mr. Hiram Blenkinsop Has A Number Of Adventures (18:53)
Chapter 7: In Which High Voltage Develops In The Conversation (8:24)
Chapter 8: In Which Judge Crooker Delivers A Few Opinions (16:04)
Chapter 9: Which Tells Of A Merry Christmas Day In The Little Cottage Of The Widow Moran (12:00)