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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