Our Village, Volume 1 by Mary Russell MITFORD read by annie70 Part 1/2 | Full Audio Book

Our Village, Volume 1 by Mary Russell MITFORD (1787 - 1855)
Genre(s): Single Author Collections, Memoirs

Read by: annie70 in English

Parts:

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Preface
00:01:31 - 01 - Our Village
00:28:07 - 02 - Walks in the Country Pt 1, Frost and Thaw
00:42:57 - 03 - Walks in the Country Pt 2, The First Primrose
00:56:21 - 04 - Walks in the Country Pt 3 Violeting
01:07:43 - 05 - Walks in the Country Pt 4 The Cowslip- Ball
01:29:12 - 06 - Walks in the Country Ptr 5 The Hard Summer
01:52:13 - 07 - Walks in the Country Pt 6 Nutting
02:07:13 - 08 - Walks in the Country PT 7 The Visit
02:35:43 - 09 - Walks in the Country Pt 8 The Copse
02:59:24 - 10 - Walks in the Country Pt 9 The Wood
03:11:23 - 11 - Walks in the Country Pt 10 The Dell
03:27:38 - 12 - Walks in the Country Pt 11 The Old House at Aberleigh
03:43:58 - 13 - Walks in the Country Pt 12 The Shaw
04:03:20 - 14 - Walks in the Country Pt13 Hannah Bint
04:23:38 - 15 - Walks in the Country Pt 14 The Fall of The Leaf
04:33:57 - 16 - Hannah
04:49:57 - 17 - Modern Antiques
05:08:28 - 18 - A Great Farm House
05:24:11 - 19 - Lucy
05:49:11 - 20 - Bramley Maying
06:05:22 - 21 - Cousin Mary
06:20:08 - 22 - The Talking Lady
06:35:14 - 23 - Ellen

This book is a compilation of short stories originally published in several series in The Lady's Magazine. Volume 1 covers a period of about 18 months, then later, Volume 2 chronicles the changes when Miss Mitford returns to the village some 2 years later. The book's subtitle is 'sketches of rural character and scenery'... and this perfectly describes its contents. People and nature are minutely observed and the language reflects Miss Mitford's exquisite eye for detail and love of the changing seasons and the impact they have on the flora and fauna around her. The village characters are described mainly fondly, but not without the occasional wry reference to their faults! In her introduction to a later edition, Anne Thackeray Ritchie quotes from Miss Mitford's reply to William Elford when asked if her characters and descriptions are true.......'Yes, as true as is well possible....you, as a great landscape painter know that in painting a favourite scene you do a little embellish and can't help it; you avail yourself of happy accidents of atmosphere; if anything be ugly you strike it out, or if anything be wanting, you put it in. But still the picture is a likeness.' But even if seen through rose-coloured lenses, these gentle little sketches conjure up a time and place long gone and transport us for a while to another, simpler world. ( Anne Fletcher)

[clarelear]

What a lovely voice the narrator has ! Thank you @annie70❤

[Somelady]

When life becomes too much, I put my ear buds in, close my eyes and take a trip to this town

[louiseskip]

Beautiful book, and the narrator is wonderful, spot on with taking you to this lovely village. Thanks so much for your narrative. More please mame.

[mosart]

How I wish this was accompanied with pictures! What gorgeous descriptions, what smooth flowing stream of observation, what gentle revealing of peccadillos and quirks. And what a reader! Anne, you have a lovely voice and know how to use it. A perfect match for this book!
My heart aches to live in a spot like this...

[lauraon]

Thank you @annie70! I'm going to see what else you've narrated for librivox!

[dennisthemenace]

When Britain was Great. I weep for the nation now