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The Getting of Wisdom (Version 2)

Gelesen von Kirsty Leishman

(4,429 Sterne; 7 Bewertungen)

Henry Handel Richardson was the pseudonym of Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson, a writer who was born in 1870 to a reasonably well-off family which later fell on hard times. The author's family lived in various Victorian towns and from the age of 13 to 17 Richardson attended boarding school at the Presbyterian Ladies' College in Melbourne, Victoria. It's this experience that feeds directly into The Getting of Wisdom. Laura Tweedle Rambotham, the main character, is the eldest child of a country family. She is a clever and highly imaginative child, given to inventing romantic stories for the entertainment of her younger siblings, and an avid reader. She is also both proud and sensitive and her mother finds her difficult to handle. Her mother is the widow of a barrister who supports her family in genteel poverty on her earnings from embroidery. At the age of twelve Laura is sent off to boarding school in Melbourne. Her experiences at school shock and humiliate the unworldly Laura. The girls at the school are generally from rather wealthy families and those, like Laura, who come from less fortunate backgrounds learn very early not to divulge their circumstances for fear of ridicule. From time to time Laura lets little snippets of information about her family slip out, and she suffers for it. (Summary by Wikipedia) (7 hr 6 min)

Chapters

Chapter I

14:33

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Chapter II

14:59

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Chapter III

15:05

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Chapter IV

21:19

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Chapter V

18:13

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Chapter VI

9:47

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Chapter VII

18:23

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Chapter VIII

15:27

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Chapter IX

21:14

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Chapter X

14:01

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Chapter XI

13:44

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Chapter XII

17:33

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Chapter XIII

8:41

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Chapter XIV

22:48

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Chapter XV

16:47

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Chapter XVI

15:18

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Chapter XVII

12:58

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Chapter XVIII

19:51

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Chapter XIX

28:13

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Chapter XX

16:21

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Chapter XXI

15:37

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Chapter XXII

18:21

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Chapter XXIII

16:47

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Chapter XXIV

26:43

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Chapter XXV

13:47

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Bewertungen

surprisingly good

(4 Sterne)

Well read and in an appropriate Aussie accent. didn't know what to expect. interesting that Church and Christianity features throughout and prominently in the end but each of the last few chapters beginning with quotes of Nietzsche's