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Joan and Peter

This is satirical look at the English educational system and society in the early twentieth century and the effect of World War I on them by following the lives of Peter Stublands and the orphaned Joan. It is a sad indictment, and Wells includes "An Apology of a Schoolmaster" to explain the constraints of the system. (20 hr 32 min)

Chapters

Peter's Parentage

Stublands in Council

Arthur or Oswald?

First Impressions of the Universe

The Christening

The Fourth Guardian

The School of St. George and the Venerable Bede Part 1

The School of St. George and the Venerable Bede Part 2

The High Cross Preparatory School Part 1

The High Cross Preparatory School Part 2

The High Cross Preparatory School Part 3

Oswald Takes Control Part 1

Oswald Takes Control Part 2

A Searching of Schoolmasters Part 1

A Searching of Schoolmasters Part 2

A Searching of Schoolmasters Part 3

Adolescence Part 1

Adolescence Part 2

Adolescence Part 3

Adolescence Part 4

Adolescence Part 5

Adolescence Part 6

The World on the Eve of the War Part 1

The World on the Eve of the War Part 2

The World on the Eve of the War Part 3

The World on the Eve of the War Part 4

The World on the Eve of the War Part 5

The World on the Eve of the War Part 6

The World on the Eve of the War Part 7

The World on the Eve of the War Part 8

Joan and Peter Graduate Part 1

Joan and Peter Graduate Part 2

Joan and Peter Graduate Part 3

Joan and Peter Graduate Part 4

Oswald's Valediction Part 1

Oswald's Valediction Part 2