Maid Of Sker


Who is Bardie? Her refined clothes show that she is not an ordinary girl. But why did she have to be saved from the sea by a fisherman? This story is through the eyes of the fisherman, who followed Bardie throughout her childhood and attempted to discover her roots. - Summary by Stav Nisser. Note: This text, published more than 150 years ago, contains race-related words and descriptions, which listeners may find offensive. (22 hr 10 min)

Chapters

FISHERMAN DAVY A FISH OUT OF WATER
HUNGER DRIVES HIM A-FISHING
THE FISH ARE AS HUNGRY AS HE IS
HE LANDS AN UNEXPECTED FISH
A LITTLE ORPHAN MERMAID
FINDS A HOME OF SOME SORT
BOAT VERSUS BARDIE
CHILDREN WILL BE CHILDREN
SANDHILLS TURNED TO SAND-HOLES
UNDER THE ROCK
A WRECKER WRECKED
HOW TO SELL FISH
THE CORONER AND THE CORONET
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVIDENCE
A VERDICT ON THE JURY
TRUTH LIES SOMETIMES IN A WELL
FOR A LITTLE CHANGE OF AIR
PUBLIC APPROBATION
A CRAFT BEYOND THE LAW
CONFIDENTIAL INTERCOURSE
CROSS-EXAMINATION
ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT
INTO GOOD SOCIETY
SOUND INVESTMENTS
A LONG GOOD-BYE
BRAUNTON BURROWS
A FINE SPECTACLE
SOMETHING ABOUT HIM
A VISIT TO A PARSON
ON DUTY
TWO LOVERS
AMONG THE SAVAGES
IN A STATE OF NATURE
WAITING AND LEARNING
THE POLITE FERRYMAN
UNDER FAIRER AUSPICES
TWO POOR CHILDREN
A FINE OLD GENTLEMAN
NOTICE TO QUIT
FORCIBLE EJECTMENT
THE RIGHT MAN IN THE RIGHT PLACE
THE LITTLE MAID AND THE MIDSHIPMAN
A FINE PRICE FOR BARDIE
PROVIDES FOR EDUCATION
INTRODUCES A REAL HERO
AFTER SEVEN YEARS
MISCHIEF IN A HOUSEHOLD
A BREATHLESS DISINTERMENT
ONE WHO HAS INTERRED HIMSELF
A BRAVE MAN RUNS AWAY
TRIPLE EDUCATION
GREAT MARCH OF INTELLECT
BEATING UP FOR THE NAVY
TAMING OF THE SAVAGES
UPON FOREIGN SERVICE
EXILES OF SOCIETY
MANY WEAK MOMENTS
MORE HASTE, LESS SPEED
IN A ROCKY BOWER
NELSON AND THE NILE
A SAVAGE DEED
A RASH YOUNG CAPTAIN
POLLY AT HOME
SUSAN QUITE ACQUITS HERSELF
SO DOES POOR OLD DAVY
THE MAID AT LAST IS DENTIFIED
DOG EATS DOG
THE OLD PITCHER AT THE WELL AGAIN