Thomas Wingfold, Curate
George MacDonald
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Republished in modern times as "The Curate's Awakening". A young man (Thomas Wingfold) "enters the church" through no real faith and only for want of something to do. After an encounter with a brash young atheist, he is thrown into an emotional, spiritual, and vocational crisis. Through his own doubts and through developing clarity gained from the counsel of a singular friend, he begins a slow journey toward faith, or - as he would put it - "a lovely hope." (Summary by John Schuurman & TriciaG)
Note that there are two versions of chapter 67. Enjoy one or both of the renderings. (18 hr 48 min)
Kapitel
01 - Helen Lingard | 12:06 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
02 - Thomas Wingfold | 10:37 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
03 - The Diners | 12:25 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
04 - Their Talk | 12:25 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
05 - A Staggering Question | 11:59 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
06 - The Curate in the Churchyard | 10:16 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
07 - The Cousins | 12:43 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
08 - The Garden | 10:14 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
09 - The Park | 9:12 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
10 - The Dwarfs | 13:04 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
11 - The Curate at Home | 14:32 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
12 - An Incident | 9:18 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
13 - A Report of Progress | 6:17 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
14 - Jeremy Taylor | 7:35 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
15 - The Park Gate | 9:10 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
16 - The Attic | 11:44 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
17 - Polwarth's Plan | 15:10 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
18 - Joseph Polwarth | 26:48 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
19 - The Conclusion of the Whole Matter | 9:20 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
20 - A Strange Sermon | 13:41 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
21 - A Thunderbolt | 10:42 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
22 - Leopold | 8:02 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
23 - The Refuge | 13:49 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
24 - Helen with a Secret | 7:25 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
25 - A Daylight Visit | 10:43 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
26 - Leopold's Story | 9:34 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
27 - Leopold's Story Concluded | 14:39 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
28 - Sisterhood | 8:21 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
29 - The Sick Chamber | 12:56 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
30 - The Curate's Progress | 12:38 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
31 - The Curate Makes a Discovery | 14:59 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
32 - Hopes | 7:59 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
33 - The Ride | 15:11 | Gelesen von John Schuurman |
34 - Rachel and Her Uncle | 6:12 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
35 - A Dream | 14:18 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
36 - Another Sermon | 10:15 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
37 - Nursing | 9:22 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
38 - Glaston and the Curate | 8:54 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
39 - The Linen-Draper | 17:05 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
40 - Rachel | 14:44 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
41 - The Butterfly | 5:09 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
42 - The Commonplace | 11:03 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
43 - Home Again | 6:30 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
44 - The Sheath | 11:30 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
45 - Invitation | 6:16 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
46 - A Sermon to Helen | 14:26 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
47 - A Sermon to Himself | 4:55 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
48 - Criticism | 10:38 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
49 - A Vanishing Glimmer | 7:36 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
50 - Let Us Pray! | 7:15 | Gelesen von Chessie Joy |
51 - Two Letters | 5:11 | Gelesen von David Wales |
52 - Advice in the Dark | 8:43 | Gelesen von TinaNygard2 |
53 - Intercession | 4:33 | Gelesen von Lynne T |
54 - Helen Alone | 7:22 | Gelesen von TinaNygard2 |
55 - A Haunted Soul | 8:45 | Gelesen von TinaNygard2 |
56 - Compelled Confidence | 10:29 | Gelesen von Anna Roberts |
57 - Willing Confidence | 5:49 | Gelesen von Anna Roberts |
58 - The Curate's Counsel | 9:49 | Gelesen von Keri Ford |
59 - Sleep | 7:54 | Gelesen von TinaNygard2 |
60 - Divine Service | 12:01 | Gelesen von KHand |
61 - A Shop in Heaven | 21:33 | Gelesen von Keri Ford |
62 - Polwarth and Lingard | 19:20 | Gelesen von Lynne T |
63 - The Strong Man | 10:57 | Gelesen von David Wales |
64 - George and Leopold | 7:41 | Gelesen von David Wales |
65 - Wingfold and Helen | 13:57 | Gelesen von David Wales |
66 - A Review | 8:29 | Gelesen von David Wales |
67 - A Sermon to Leopold | 26:07 | Gelesen von David Wales |
67alt - A Sermon to Leopold (alternate reading) | 25:43 | Gelesen von Jon Smith |
68 - After the Sermon | 12:43 | Gelesen von Jon Smith |
69 - Bascombe and the Magistrate | 8:56 | Gelesen von Lynne T |
70 - The Confession | 8:02 | Gelesen von Miyune |
71 - The Mask | 10:10 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
72 - Further Decision | 6:34 | Gelesen von Thomas A. Copeland |
73 - The Curate and the Doctor | 11:58 | Gelesen von Phil Schempf |
74 - Helen and the Curate | 12:17 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
75 - An Examination | 5:09 | Gelesen von Blaze Dragon |
76 - Immortality | 11:35 | Gelesen von TriciaG |
77 - Passages from the Autobiography of the Wandering Jew | 6:28 | Gelesen von TriciaG |
78 - The Wandering Jew | 18:22 | Gelesen von TriciaG |
79 - The Wandering Jew | 21:38 | Gelesen von TriciaG |
80 - Remarks | 5:36 | Gelesen von TriciaG |
81 - Struggles | 10:38 | Gelesen von TriciaG |
82 - The Lawn | 14:59 | Gelesen von Ellen Preckel |
83 - How Jesus Spoke to Women | 14:08 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
84 - Deliverance | 9:18 | Gelesen von Françoise |
85 - The Meadow | 17:05 | Gelesen von Ellen Preckel |
86 - Rachel and Leopold | 11:32 | Gelesen von Françoise |
87 - The Blood-Hound | 7:32 | Gelesen von Ellen Preckel |
88 - The Blood-Hound Traversed | 19:23 | Gelesen von Françoise |
89 - The Bedside | 19:19 | Gelesen von Françoise |
90 - The Garden | 5:12 | Gelesen von ToddHW |
91 - The Departure | 9:52 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
92 - The Sunset | 13:37 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
93 - An Honest Spy | 7:30 | Gelesen von Lynne T |
94 - What Helen Heard | 9:10 | Gelesen von Lynne T |
95 - What Helen Heard More | 17:31 | Gelesen von Françoise |
96 - The Curate's Resolve | 16:38 | Gelesen von Françoise |
97 - Helen Awake | 10:12 | Gelesen von ToddHW |
98 - Thou Didst Not Leave | 9:00 | Gelesen von Ellen Preckel |
Bewertungen
Thomas Wingfold, Curate





Ryan in Romania
George McDonald always has a compelling story. For those seeking to know if there is a God and what he is like this book is in excellent journey to answer the question. There are many readers some sound as though they are professional and there are a few who were a little difficult to understand. I am very thankful for all the readers time and energy. Thank you Libravox for all that you do!
Somewhat tedious





kim
I love George McDonald but found this book hard to get through. The texts were long and too drawn out for me. The first reader was wonderful to listen to but then came some readers I could barely understand.





S W
The story was thought provoking. As a Christian who has had many doubts, I appreciated the themes. I found myself wanting to love Christ more. I was uncomfortable with some characters' negative opinions of Leopolds Indian background, but it was unclear if those were meant only to be characters' opinions or if it represented any bias of the author. Certainly he was treated overall as a beloved character. at least you see that by the end. I also questioned why there was not a strong concern for the family of E. Trying not to give spoilers, though! But despite some flaws, I recommend this book. Some readers were hard to understand, but it was still worthwhile and I may read the book again on my own.
some is hard to listen to.





A LibriVox Listener
I'm thankful for the people who record these books. I love listening to George MacDonald. this is a challenging book but well worth it. I do have a hard time with the chapters read by the lady who always lifts her voice up at the end of every single phrase it maybe have to get the book and read those chapters. but I must be thankful anyway I'm sure it took a lot of time.
Amazing story!





Landon Letsinger
The story was amazing, and the first reader was fantastic! He really got into the characters voice and mannerisms I have not often heard in Librivox readers. Many of the other readers did well too, but two in particular were not good. One seemed like he had never read the text before, the other had a beautiful accent, but made it rather difficult to understand what was being said much of the time. Overall, great!





S Fowler
This is an excellent book, fit to refresh the spiritual vitality of any Christian who listens earnestly and takes to heart what is sometimes expressed in stuffy-sounding words but which carries every hearty ounce of intended meaning. Some of the readers did well, but unfortunately some of the readers were too difficult to listen to and I had to read through those chapters on the Gutenberg Project.
Truth loved





Lee-Anne Todd
as with all George McDonald stories both adult and children's and for all the genres he writes in, he continues to encourage us to thought and belief in our loving Heavenly Father and Lord Jesus Christ our saviour Who is The True way to life and relationship both here and the hereafter. some readers are not easy to listen to.
Raises the ultimate question





Phxjennifer
MacDonald tells an engrossing story, and he's not afraid to raise the ultimate question, 'Is there a god?' He's also not afraid to skip the easy answers and insist that his readers think! With all that, there's some Dickensian satire, a lurid murder, a runaway wife and a charming cow.