The Ship of Stars
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
What is childhood? For Taffy, the only son of a vicar, it includes prayers, games, and a lot of quality time with his loving family. When Taffy's father receives a post in the north of England and the family has to move, everybody has to make the best of the situation. For the first time, Taffy has friends. He is even taken to a vacation. But things are darker than they seem. There are things that Taffy, as a child, does not comprehend. This book is about the gap between adults and children, about a perfectly imperfect childhood, and, most importantly, about unconditional love and optimism. - Summary by Stav Nisser. (7 hr 34 min)
Chapters
THE BOY IN THE GATE-HOUSE | 9:11 | Read by Marcia Eppich-Harris |
MUSIC IN THE TOWN SQUARE | 15:15 | Read by Marcia Eppich-Harris |
PASSENGER'S BY JOBY'S VAN | 16:17 | Read by Marcia Eppich-Harris |
THE RUNNING SANDS | 11:25 | Read by Shashank Jakhmola |
TAFFY RINGS THE CHURCH BELL. | 11:16 | Read by Shashank Jakhmola |
A COCK-FIGHT | 12:46 | Read by Shashank Jakhmola |
GEORGE | 13:29 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
THE SQUIRE'S SOUL | 12:39 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
ENTER THE KING'S POSTMAN | 10:33 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
A HAPPY DAY | 21:44 | Read by bencoder |
LIZZIE REDEEMS HER DOLL AND HONORIA THROWS A STONE | 15:07 | Read by bencoder |
TAFFY'S CHILDHOOD COMES TO AN END | 17:16 | Read by Jim Locke |
THE BUILDERS | 17:41 | Read by Jim Locke |
VOICES FROM THE SEA | 15:21 | Read by Jim Locke |
TAFFY'S APPRENTICESHIP | 15:54 | Read by Shashank Jakhmola |
LIZZIE AND HONORIA | 11:18 | Read by Shashank Jakhmola |
THE SQUIRE'S WEIRD | 19:17 | Read by Shashank Jakhmola |
THE BARRIERS FALL | 12:24 | Read by Shashank Jakhmola |
OXFORD | 15:36 | Read by Shashank Jakhmola |
TAFFY GIVES A PROMISE | 8:32 | Read by Shashank Jakhmola |
HONORIA'S LETTERS | 21:15 | Read by Rebekah Grace |
MEN AS TOWERS | 17:04 | Read by JT |
THE SERVICE OF THE LAMP | 13:07 | Read by JT |
FACE TO FACE | 10:51 | Read by JT |
THE WRECK OF THE SAMARITAN | 12:55 | Read by Jim Locke |
SALVAGE | 25:52 | Read by alaskart |
HONORIA | 19:45 | Read by alaskart |
A L'OUTRANCE | 16:34 | Read by alaskart |
THE SHIP OF STARS | 34:01 | Read by alaskart |
Reviews
took too long to get rolling
Suzie
LibriVox admin need to tell readers how to pronounce the female protagonist’s name! It took me a long time to get the thread of the story and for the story to get interesting.