The Lane that had no Turning, and Other Tales concerning the People of Pontiac
Gilbert Parker
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This is a collection of short stories by Gilbert Parker. Parker was a Canadian writer who wrote a number of bestsellers that had a lasting influence on Canadian literature, but whose importance for his time is now largely overlooked. One of the prime examples of his art is the short story collection The Lane that had no Turning, which is a series of short stories set in the fictional provincial town of Pontiac in Quebec. This collection "contains some of his best work, and is viewed by some as being in the tradition of such Gothic classics as Stoker's Dracula and James's The Turn of the Screw." (Wikipedia). This edition also contains six Parables of a Province, which are very different in style from the rest of the book, but add an interesting additional facet to the collection. - Summary by Carolin (10 hr 25 min)
Chapters
Dedication | 5:34 | Read by Michele Fry |
The Lane that had no Turning, part 1 | 42:54 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Lane that had no Turning, part 2 | 37:12 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Lane that had no Turning, part 3 | 55:03 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Lane that had no Turning, part 4 | 37:08 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Absurd Romance of P'tite Louison | 13:43 | Read by Michele Fry |
The Little Bell of Honour | 51:58 | Read by Kate Follis |
A Son of the Wilderness | 13:25 | Read by Kate Follis |
A Worker in Stone | 19:39 | Read by LizzieHexam |
The Tragic Comedy of Annette | 7:52 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Marriage of the Miller | 8:15 | Read by Kate Follis |
Mathurin | 15:18 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Story of the Lime-Burner | 12:57 | Read by Phil Schempf |
The Woodsman's Story of the Great White Chief | 8:02 | Read by Kate Follis |
Uncle Jim | 17:33 | Read by Brandy Morgan |
The House with the Tall Porch | 9:02 | Read by Kate Follis |
Parpon the Dwarf | 46:13 | Read by Kate Follis |
Times were Hard in Pontiac | 12:44 | Read by Kate Follis |
Medallion's Whim | 24:20 | Read by Michele Fry |
The Prisoner | 13:22 | Read by Kate Follis |
An Upset Price | 21:05 | Read by Kate Follis |
A Fragment of Lives | 10:09 | Read by Kate Follis |
The Man that Died at Alma | 23:02 | Read by MaryAnn |
The Baron of Beaugard | 29:36 | Read by Michele Fry |
The Golden Pipes | 10:11 | Read by Eva Davis |
The Guardian of the Fire | 11:19 | Read by Nemo |
By that Place called Peradventure | 10:07 | Read by Nemo |
The Singing of the Bees | 6:09 | Read by Eva Davis |
There was a Little City | 32:43 | Read by Eva Davis |
The Forge in the Valley | 18:54 | Read by Eva Davis |
Reviews
Really Good Stories!
Mary Cahill
A Worker in Stone is a lovely story about the destructive power of gossip. The House with the Tall Porch is a new take on the Prodigal Son parable. Very Canadian in characters and locations. I'm going to return to this book to hear the rest of the stories. Very enjoyable. I never heard of this author and am delighted to have discovered him here.
highly recommend
calsun
Wonderful colorful stories. The writing was excellent, the readers were great. I wish there were more. Highly recommend.