The Wonderful Visit


Read by Mary Bard

(4.5 stars; 101 reviews)

An other-worldly creature visits a small English village, and H. G. Wells uses humour and satire to convey some of the imperfections of Victorian society, as ‘angel’ and humans view each other with equal incomprehension.( summary by Mary Bard) (4 hr 59 min)

Chapters

I The Night of the Strange Bird 3:15 Read by Mary Bard
II The Coming of the Strange Bird 5:04 Read by Mary Bard
III The Hunting of the Strange Bird 3:55 Read by Mary Bard
IV 2:52 Read by Mary Bard
V 5:36 Read by Mary Bard
VI The Vicar and the Angel 13:47 Read by Mary Bard
VII 4:07 Read by Mary Bard
VIII 4:46 Read by Mary Bard
IX Parenthesis on Angels 3:34 Read by Mary Bard
X At the Vicarage 4:51 Read by Mary Bard
XI 3:17 Read by Mary Bard
XII 5:50 Read by Mary Bard
XIII The Man of Science 5:54 Read by Mary Bard
XIV 6:24 Read by Mary Bard
XV The Curate 5:54 Read by Mary Bard
XVI 7:13 Read by Mary Bard
XVII 4:59 Read by Mary Bard
XVIII After Dinner 12:03 Read by Mary Bard
XIX 2:32 Read by Mary Bard
XX 4:42 Read by Mary Bard
XXI 5:01 Read by Mary Bard
XXII Morning 4:19 Read by Mary Bard
XXIII The Violin 6:09 Read by Mary Bard
XXIV The Angel Explores the Village 7:55 Read by Mary Bard
XXV 2:52 Read by Mary Bard
XXVI 8:33 Read by Mary Bard
XXVII 5:59 Read by Mary Bard
XXVIII Lady Hammergallow's View 9:45 Read by Mary Bard
XXIX Further Adventures of the Angel in the Village 6:46 Read by Mary Bard
XXX 7:55 Read by Mary Bard
XXXI Mrs Jehoram's Breadth of View 6:14 Read by Mary Bard
XXXII A Trivial Incident 2:03 Read by Mary Bard
XXXIII The Warp and the Woof of Things 4:14 Read by Mary Bard
XXXIV The Angel's Debut 23:04 Read by Mary Bard
XXXV 4:22 Read by Mary Bard
XXXVI 1:28 Read by Mary Bard
XXXVII 3:34 Read by Mary Bard
XXXVIII The Trouble of the Barbed Wire 7:12 Read by Mary Bard
XXXIX 4:03 Read by Mary Bard
XL Delia 5:45 Read by Mary Bard
XLI Doctor Crump acts 10:53 Read by Mary Bard
XLII Sir John Gotch acts 5:27 Read by Mary Bard
XLIII The Sea Cliff 4:17 Read by Mary Bard
XLIV Mrs Hinijer acts 4:37 Read by Mary Bard
XLV The Angel in Trouble 4:15 Read by Mary Bard
XLVI 4:34 Read by Mary Bard
XLVII The Last Day of the Visit 6:57 Read by Mary Bard
XLVIII 6:47 Read by Mary Bard
XLVIX 1:21 Read by Mary Bard
L 3:36 Read by Mary Bard
LI 3:19 Read by Mary Bard
LII 2:04 Read by Mary Bard
LIII The Epilogue 3:30 Read by Mary Bard

Reviews

caution...spoilers...


(5 stars)

Don’t read on if you haven’t heard the story. First let me say that Mary Bard is a wonderful narrator, and her rendering of this book is beautiful. This is a stirring and melancholy story by one of my favorite authors. It’s a parable that one can only come away from nodding in agreement about the fallen and tragic state of our world. It could have been written today or a thousand years ago and have been equally pertinent. It’s the story of innocence lost, told through the experiences of a blameless and kind celestial creature who is rapidly brought to ruin by pain, and his mistreatment by humans. It ends sadly.

Something to Ponder


(5 stars)

I found this very touching and totally unexpected. It is strange, yet relatable and relevant to today's culture and political strife. The characters are interesting and hold it altogether, while thought provoking diversities caused me to consider various current social and economic issues such as minimum wage, equal education for all, voting rights, and immigration policies. It is a good read. The reader is excellent as well.

Wonderful Visit


(5 stars)

Rather well read enjoyable story building inside of EnglishVillage at turn-of-the-century and life of gentry. I have reviewed a number of HG Wells works find him to be a bit of a socialist


(4 stars)

Very well read as always by Mary bard who brings life to this story which was nothing like I’ve read before


(5 stars)

what a great job this woman did reading this story. Her voice is very soothing and the accent was perfect

A Wonderful Book Indeed


(5 stars)

The book and the reader are both excellent. It certainly merits a second reading.

lessons learned


(3 stars)

liked the subtle lessons taught in the story. Disliked the use of the N word!


(5 stars)

Listen to this great story if you love to laugh! Read so very well too!