Escape of a Princess Pat
George Pearson
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Length 4 h 16 min
Chapters 21
First published 1918
Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland. (Summary from Book subtitle)
This is to celebrate Remembrance Day 2008.
NB. There are recordings of Chapter 4 by two different readers. The zip file includes both. Variety is the spice of life!
Chapters
1
01 - Preface, Polygon Wood Read by Esther 9:13
2
02 - The Fourth of May Read by Laura Caldwell 3:57
3
03 - Corporal Edwards Takes up the Tale Read by John W. Michaels 5:33
4
04 - Major Gault Comes Back Read by Varra Unreal 5:01
5
05 - The Eighth of May and the Last Stand of the Princess Pats Read by John W. Michaels 5:46
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06 - Prisoners Read by Graham Redman 14:41
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07 - Pulling the Leg of a German General Read by John W. Michaels 21:50
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08 - The Princess Patricia's German Uncle Read by John W. Michaels 10:18
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09 - How the German Red Cross Tended the Canadian Wounded Read by John W. Michaels 6:35
10
10 - The Curious Concoctions of the Chef at Giessen Read by John W. Michaels 6:27
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11 - The Way They Have at Giessen Read by John W. Michaels 5:47
12
12 - The Escape Read by Esther 19:45
13
13 - The Traitor at Vehnmoor Read by John W. Michaels 12:31
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14 - Away Again Read by John W. Michaels 9:44
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15 - Paying the Piper Read by David Lawrence 19:40
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16 - The Third Escape Read by Esther 21:19
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17 - What Happened in the Wood Read by Esther 22:14
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18 - The Last Lap Read by John W. Michaels 9:49
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19 - Holland at Last Read by Esther 8:44
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20 - It's a Way They Have in the Army Read by John W. Michaels 10:18
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21 - The Evidence in the Case Read by John W. Michaels 8:50
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens gutenberg.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
