Ethelred Preston; or, The Adventures of a Newcomer
Francis J. Finn, S.J.
Play
Length 4 h 56 min
Chapters 22
First published 1896
Ethelred Preston is a story for boys written by Fr. Finn, SJ. The hero, Ethelred, while on his way to college, meets Packy Jarloe, a peddler, who induces him to change places with himself, so that Packy goes to Henrytown College, announcing himself as Ethelred Preston, while Ethelred takes Packy's peddler's pack and sets out on the road to make his fortune There is a mixture of the ludicrous and serious in what follows, but the fraud is finally discovered and Ethelred after much suffering finds himself installed as a regular student and universal favorite at Henrytown College. (From Donahoe's Magazine #37, 1897)
Chapters
1
A Letter from Ethelred's Mamma Read by Tim Quinn 13:24
2
In Which Things Begin to Go Badly with Earl Meriwether Read by James Brinson 10:05
3
The Story of Earl Read by James Brinson 12:37
4
Master Ethelred Preston Read by James Brinson 7:30
5
In Which Ethelred Proposes to Run Away Read by James Brinson 18:03
6
Ethelred Puts On the Boxing Gloves Read by James Brinson 9:40
7
Ethelred in the Frying Pan Read by KHand 13:23
8
In Which Ed Devereux Proposes to Help Ethelred to Run Away Read by KHand 13:45
9
In Which Ethelred Finds it Hard to Sleep Undisturbed Read by Tim Quinn 15:52
10
In Which Earl Meriwether Receives Another Public Abmonition Read by Tim Quinn 16:11
11
In Which Ethelred Takes More Rope than Devereux Had Counted Upon Read by AnnieG 7:29
12
In Which Ethelred "Gets Religion" and Turns Over a New Leaf Read by AnnieG 14:03
13
In Which Ethelred Becomes More Mysterious and Earl More Heroic Read by AnnieG 12:55
14
In Which Earl Has a Momentous Invterview with Father Noland Read by AnnieG 15:27
15
In Which the Darling Goes into Business and the Midgets into Bankruptcy Read by AnnieG 27:03
16
In Which Eddie Devereux Becomes a Godfather Read by AnnieG 7:35
17
In Which Darling Runs Away in Good Earnest Read by Tim Quinn 14:06
18
A Memorable Morning Read by Samson Cayce 10:30
19
Ethelred Preston, Brighton, Albany Villa Read by Tim Quinn 6:13
20
Why Ethelred Failed to Reach Henryton in Due Time Read by Tim Quinn 35:57
21
In Which Ethelred Finds the Best of Mothers Read by James R. Hedrick 6:28
22
Chapter the Last Read by Lucretia B. 7:41
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