Over the Hills and Far Away: A Story of New Zealand


Read by Lewis Fletcher

(3.9 stars; 18 reviews)

One of the very first New Zealand novels, Over the Hills and Far Away is a heavily romanticised tale of a woman's journey from England to Otago, New Zealand, and her subsequent experiences in the wild new colony. - Summary by Lewis Fletcher (4 hr 36 min)

Chapters

Preface 1:30 Read by Lewis Fletcher
On the Lewes Road 11:14 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Pages From Lucy's Diary 9:14 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Pages From Lucy's Diary 5:22 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Lucy's Diary 9:56 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Laura 11:21 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Lucy's Diary 8:55 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Lucy's Diary 8:01 Read by Lewis Fletcher
The Lennoxes 13:13 Read by Lewis Fletcher
A Drawn Game 9:38 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Mrs. Prior's Brother 9:59 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Effie 7:34 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Under the Blue Gums 6:02 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Laura Reappears 9:31 Read by Lewis Fletcher
The End of the Concert 4:14 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Mrs. Lennox Becomes Confidential 8:04 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Dacre's Advice 6:45 Read by Lewis Fletcher
A Question 6:40 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Clinton's First Love 5:56 Read by Lewis Fletcher
The "Beauty of Kent" 4:48 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Lucy's Ride 13:17 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Dacre to the Rescue 7:37 Read by Lewis Fletcher
The First Time 8:06 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Louis Loses His Temper At Croquet 13:21 Read by Lewis Fletcher
The Second Time 11:10 Read by Lewis Fletcher
The Beginning of the End 8:46 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Peccavi 6:46 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Good-bye 7:26 Read by Lewis Fletcher
The Picture 8:52 Read by Lewis Fletcher
The Third Time 12:00 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Broken 3:57 Read by Lewis Fletcher
The Slope of the Hill 10:11 Read by Lewis Fletcher
A Charge 3:41 Read by Lewis Fletcher
Forgiven 3:03 Read by Lewis Fletcher

Reviews


(1 stars)

Lewis Fletcher does a wonderful job and deserves better than this stinky melodrama-turned-Christian-parable. I only continued listening through to the end because of the narrator.