Sylvia Robson is a beautiful young woman living on a farm in Yorkshire at the end of the 18th century. Many love and are loved by her, most importantly: her parents; their farmhand Kester; her cousin Philip Robson, a shopkeeper in the nearby town of Monkshaven whom Silvia marries; and Charley Kinraid, a whaling harpooner to whom Silvia is secretly engaged before he is pressed into the British navy and mysteriously disappears. The course of true love does not run smooth for Silvia and those who love her. But in the end all find at least some degree of peace.
Chapters
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Monkshaven Read by Terrance Callan 26:13
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Home from Greenland Read by Terrance Callan 28:46
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Buying a New Cloak Read by Terrance Callan 29:48
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Philip Hepburn Read by Terrance Callan 27:56
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Story of the Press-Gang Read by Terrance Callan 29:06
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The Sailor's Funeral Read by Terrance Callan 39:09
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Tete-a-Tete - The Will Read by Terrance Callan 30:16
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Attraction and Repulsion Read by Terrance Callan 28:13
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The Specksioneer Read by Terrance Callan 26:14
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A Refractory Pupil Read by Terrance Callan 24:49
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Visions of the Future Read by Terrance Callan 33:19
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New Year's Fete Read by Terrance Callan 1:01:13
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Perplexities Read by Terrance Callan 27:21
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Partnership Read by Terrance Callan 25:51
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A Difficult Question Read by Terrance Callan 30:55
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The Engagement Read by Terrance Callan 26:32
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Rejected Warnings Read by Terrance Callan 34:17
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Eddy in Love's Current Read by Terrance Callan 26:35
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An Important Mission Read by Terrance Callan 18:03
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Loved and Lost Read by Terrance Callan 21:11
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A Rejected Suitor Read by Terrance Callan 16:11
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Deepening Shadows Read by Terrance Callan 21:45
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Retaliation Read by Terrance Callan 27:22
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Brief Rejoicing Read by Terrance Callan 27:37
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Coming Troubles Read by Terrance Callan 38:04
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A Dreary Vigil Read by Terrance Callan 28:12
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Gloomy Days Read by Terrance Callan 27:30
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The Ordeal Read by Terrance Callan 29:24
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Wedding Raiment Read by Terrance Callan 34:43
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Happy Days Read by Terrance Callan 30:06
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Evil Omens Read by Terrance Callan 22:48
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Rescued from the Waves Read by Terrance Callan 28:39
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An Apparition Read by Terrance Callan 24:39
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A Reckless Recruit Read by Terrance Callan 22:17
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Things Unutterable Read by Terrance Callan 19:44
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Mysterious Tidings Read by Terrance Callan 32:43
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Bereavement Read by Terrance Callan 23:38
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The Recognition Read by Terrance Callan 24:29
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Confidences Read by Terrance Callan 27:54
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An Unexpected Messenger Read by Terrance Callan 16:44
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The Bedesman of St. Sepulchre Read by Terrance Callan 26:29
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A Fable at Fault Read by Terrance Callan 20:17
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The Unknown Read by Terrance Callan 23:35
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First Words Read by Terrance Callan 20:08
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Saved and Lost Read by Terrance Callan 34:30
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