The Harvester (Version 2)


Lu par Warren Kati

(4.7 stars; 12 reviews)

David Langston (a.k.a. the Harvester) is 26 years old and lives a simple life in the Midwest with his dog, cultivating and harvesting trees, plants and herbs near his home that he sells as medicinal ingredients to pharmaceutical houses. When the first bluebird arrives each spring David traditionally asks his dog whether he should remain a bachelor or find a wife. For the first time in six years the dog “advises” him to find a wife. The Harvester is not happy with this advice but that night he has a vision of a very beautiful dark-haired woman in white who slowly walks towards him and bestows a kiss. This vision immediately changes the Harvester’s perspective of his life and he then sets out on a single-minded quest to find this unknown woman whom he is certain will become his wife. But David finds that his pursuit of love is not a straightforward journey.

Gene Stratton-Porter endowed the Harvester with strength, honesty, kindness and "always do the right thing" attitude. Many have likened him to Mr. Darcy of Pride and Prejudice fame. The Harvester’s love interest, Ruth, must learn how to love, and be loved, more deeply than she could ever imagine. And with her sharp tongue, Granny dispenses much-needed advice on love and relationships.

The Harvester was the #1 selling novel in 1912. The story was made into a silent movie in 1927.
(Summary by Warren Kati) (16 hr 47 min)

Chapitres

Belshazzar's Decision 30:36 Lu par Warren Kati
The Effect of a Dream 29:10 Lu par Warren Kati
Harvesting the Forest 28:49 Lu par Warren Kati
A Commission for the South Wind 31:16 Lu par Warren Kati
When the Harvester Made Good 33:03 Lu par Warren Kati
To Labour and to Wait 31:05 Lu par Warren Kati
The Quest of the Dream Girl 36:03 Lu par Warren Kati
Belshazzar's Record Point 49:24 Lu par Warren Kati
The Harvester Goes Courting 27:16 Lu par Warren Kati
The Chime of the Blue Bells 51:41 Lu par Warren Kati
Demonstrated Courtship 34:38 Lu par Warren Kati
The Way of a Man with a Maid, Part 1 23:47 Lu par Warren Kati
The Way of a Man with a Maid, Part 2 20:35 Lu par Warren Kati
When the Dream Came True, Part 1 32:40 Lu par Warren Kati
When the Dream Came True, Part 2 23:29 Lu par Warren Kati
When the Dream Came True, Part 3 31:49 Lu par Warren Kati
Snowy Wings 24:38 Lu par Warren Kati
The Harvester Interprets Life , Part 1 16:31 Lu par Warren Kati
The Harvester Interprets Life , Part 2 38:19 Lu par Warren Kati
Granny Moreland's Visit, Part 1 44:14 Lu par Warren Kati
Granny Moreland's Visit, Part 2 43:28 Lu par Warren Kati
Love Invades Science, Part 1 19:33 Lu par Warren Kati
Love Invades Science, Part 2 36:20 Lu par Warren Kati
The Better Man, Part 1 26:42 Lu par Warren Kati
The Better Man, Part 2 33:28 Lu par Warren Kati
A Vertical Spine, Part 1 39:17 Lu par Warren Kati
A Vertical Spine, Part 2 37:00 Lu par Warren Kati
The Man in the Background, Part 1 30:15 Lu par Warren Kati
The Man in the Background, Part 2 37:11 Lu par Warren Kati
The Coming of the Bluebird, Part 1 31:57 Lu par Warren Kati
The Coming of the Bluebird, Part 2 33:39 Lu par Warren Kati

Critiques


(3 stars)

this was a very good story, but the reader had a loud robotic canter. he read it like a fourth grader giving an oral report. this was quite off-putting and distracted from the story