Cornelli
Johanna Spyri
Read by Jael Baldwin
Cornelli lives in Iller-Stream with her widowed father, who calls on two Ladies of Culture to come spend time with Cornelli during one of his business trips, hoping that their influence will refine and improve his daughter. Instead, the ladies prove to have no real love for Cornelli, and she, being a sensitive soul, turns inward and becomes sullen and uncooperative. A boy who comes on a visit to Iller-Stream for his health befriends her, and this begins a chain of events that turn Cornelli's life right-side up again. (Summary by Jael Baldwin) (4 hr 23 min)
Chapters
Foreward | 2:27 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
I - Beside the Roaring Iller-Stream | 21:32 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
II - Up in the Top Story | 23:25 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
III - New Appearances in Iller-Stream | 24:13 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
IV - The Unwished-for Happens | 26:56 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
V - A Newcomer in Iller-Stream | 20:16 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
VI - A Friend Is Found | 27:51 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
VII - A New Sorrow | 23:07 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
VIII - A Mother | 29:05 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
IX - A Great Change | 25:27 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
X - New Life in Iller-Stream | 39:36 | Read by Jael Baldwin |
Reviews
Grace
A delightful story of contrasts; love and trust verses despair and hopelessness kindness verses criticism and it’s end result. Young Friendship and Faithfulness , would recommend to tall and small 🙂
heartwarming; beautifully read
Scott S. Lawton
5 stars for the reading! Jael is a skillful narrator with a nice voice that is very appropriate for the story. 3-4 stars for the book. It's a heartwarming story of children with the usual trials and tribulations, and a happy ending. That's likely quite enough for most people. But I'm not sure about the central plat device; would a 10 year old take those words so literally? I'm also not on board with Spyri's particular Christian theology, but it's no different here than in the famous Heidi books, or the less well known but equally well crafted Moni the Goat-Boy.
Excellent
A LibriVox Listener
If only all stepmothers (and mothers) were like this one! If only all of us had the wisdom and faith of old Martha!
Howard Stidwill
very nice story. Lots of good came out of people being kind and gentle. There was a lovely relationship amongst them.Thoroughly recommend it.
love over All
A LibriVox Listener
wonderful book on the transforming power of God's love lived out through the Believer.
precious story
Athena’s Grandma
Excellent Reader and a precious story. I throughly enjoyed it!