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.
FISHERMAN DAVY A FISH OUT OF WATERHUNGER DRIVES HIM A-FISHINGTHE FISH ARE AS HUNGRY AS HE ISHE LANDS AN UNEXPECTED FISHA LITTLE ORPHAN MERMAIDFINDS A HOME OF SOME SORTBOAT VERSUS BARDIECHILDREN WILL BE CHILDRENSANDHILLS TURNED TO SAND-HOLESUNDER THE ROCKA WRECKER WRECKEDHOW TO SELL FISHTHE CORONER AND THE CORONETIN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVIDENCEA VERDICT ON THE JURYTRUTH LIES SOMETIMES IN A WELLFOR A LITTLE CHANGE OF AIRPUBLIC APPROBATIONA CRAFT BEYOND THE LAWCONFIDENTIAL INTERCOURSECROSS-EXAMINATIONANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENTINTO GOOD SOCIETYSOUND INVESTMENTSA LONG GOOD-BYEBRAUNTON BURROWSA FINE SPECTACLESOMETHING ABOUT HIMA VISIT TO A PARSONON DUTYTWO LOVERSAMONG THE SAVAGESIN A STATE OF NATUREWAITING AND LEARNINGTHE POLITE FERRYMANUNDER FAIRER AUSPICESTWO POOR CHILDRENA FINE OLD GENTLEMANNOTICE TO QUITFORCIBLE EJECTMENTTHE RIGHT MAN IN THE RIGHT PLACETHE LITTLE MAID AND THE MIDSHIPMANA FINE PRICE FOR BARDIEPROVIDES FOR EDUCATIONINTRODUCES A REAL HEROAFTER SEVEN YEARSMISCHIEF IN A HOUSEHOLDA BREATHLESS DISINTERMENTONE WHO HAS INTERRED HIMSELFA BRAVE MAN RUNS AWAYTRIPLE EDUCATIONGREAT MARCH OF INTELLECTBEATING UP FOR THE NAVYTAMING OF THE SAVAGESUPON FOREIGN SERVICEEXILES OF SOCIETYMANY WEAK MOMENTSMORE HASTE, LESS SPEEDIN A ROCKY BOWERNELSON AND THE NILEA SAVAGE DEEDA RASH YOUNG CAPTAINPOLLY AT HOMESUSAN QUITE ACQUITS HERSELFSO DOES POOR OLD DAVYTHE MAID AT LAST IS DENTIFIEDDOG EATS DOGTHE OLD PITCHER AT THE WELL AGAIN
The Maid Of Sker - Richard Doddridge Blackmore - Description and brief content, listen free online on the e-library site at Knigi-Audio.com/en/