The Harvester (Version 2)


Read by Warren Kati

(4.7 stars; 11 reviews)

David Langston (a.k.a. the Harvester) is 26 years old and lives a simple life in the Midwest with his dog, cultivating and harvesting trees, plants and herbs near his home that he sells as medicinal ingredients to pharmaceutical houses. When the first bluebird arrives each spring David traditionally asks his dog whether he should remain a bachelor or find a wife. For the first time in six years the dog “advises” him to find a wife. The Harvester is not happy with this advice but that night he has a vision of a very beautiful dark-haired woman in white who slowly walks towards him and bestows a kiss. This vision immediately changes the Harvester’s perspective of his life and he then sets out on a single-minded quest to find this unknown woman whom he is certain will become his wife. But David finds that his pursuit of love is not a straightforward journey.

Gene Stratton-Porter endowed the Harvester with strength, honesty, kindness and "always do the right thing" attitude. Many have likened him to Mr. Darcy of Pride and Prejudice fame. The Harvester’s love interest, Ruth, must learn how to love, and be loved, more deeply than she could ever imagine. And with her sharp tongue, Granny dispenses much-needed advice on love and relationships.

The Harvester was the #1 selling novel in 1912. The story was made into a silent movie in 1927.
(Summary by Warren Kati) (16 hr 47 min)

Chapters

Belshazzar's Decision 30:36 Read by Warren Kati
The Effect of a Dream 29:10 Read by Warren Kati
Harvesting the Forest 28:49 Read by Warren Kati
A Commission for the South Wind 31:16 Read by Warren Kati
When the Harvester Made Good 33:03 Read by Warren Kati
To Labour and to Wait 31:05 Read by Warren Kati
The Quest of the Dream Girl 36:03 Read by Warren Kati
Belshazzar's Record Point 49:24 Read by Warren Kati
The Harvester Goes Courting 27:16 Read by Warren Kati
The Chime of the Blue Bells 51:41 Read by Warren Kati
Demonstrated Courtship 34:38 Read by Warren Kati
The Way of a Man with a Maid, Part 1 23:47 Read by Warren Kati
The Way of a Man with a Maid, Part 2 20:35 Read by Warren Kati
When the Dream Came True, Part 1 32:40 Read by Warren Kati
When the Dream Came True, Part 2 23:29 Read by Warren Kati
When the Dream Came True, Part 3 31:49 Read by Warren Kati
Snowy Wings 24:38 Read by Warren Kati
The Harvester Interprets Life , Part 1 16:31 Read by Warren Kati
The Harvester Interprets Life , Part 2 38:19 Read by Warren Kati
Granny Moreland's Visit, Part 1 44:14 Read by Warren Kati
Granny Moreland's Visit, Part 2 43:28 Read by Warren Kati
Love Invades Science, Part 1 19:33 Read by Warren Kati
Love Invades Science, Part 2 36:20 Read by Warren Kati
The Better Man, Part 1 26:42 Read by Warren Kati
The Better Man, Part 2 33:28 Read by Warren Kati
A Vertical Spine, Part 1 39:17 Read by Warren Kati
A Vertical Spine, Part 2 37:00 Read by Warren Kati
The Man in the Background, Part 1 30:15 Read by Warren Kati
The Man in the Background, Part 2 37:11 Read by Warren Kati
The Coming of the Bluebird, Part 1 31:57 Read by Warren Kati
The Coming of the Bluebird, Part 2 33:39 Read by Warren Kati

Reviews


(3 stars)

this was a very good story, but the reader had a loud robotic canter. he read it like a fourth grader giving an oral report. this was quite off-putting and distracted from the story