Hope Farm Notes
Herbert W. Collingwood
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
“Most of these notes were originally printed in the Rural New-Yorker from week to week and covering a period of about 20 years. . . . From the very first the object of these notes has been to picture simply and truthfully the brighter, cheerful side of Farm Life.” (From the author’s preface) Herbert W. Collingwood gives us a delightful collection of essays reflecting his homespun wisdom and wit from the rural setting of the farm in early twentieth century America. He touches on subjects from baseball to Christmas, all reflecting his treasured values of home and family. - Summary by Larry Wilson (6 hr 48 min)
Chapters
| Preface | 1:32 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| The Sunny Side of the Barn Part 1 | 15:42 | Read by ToddHW |
| The Sunny Side of the Barn Part 2 | 15:31 | Read by Gini Pug |
| A Hope Farm Sermon | 8:59 | Read by itiimmyy |
| Grandmother | 13:28 | Read by Heidi L. Johnson |
| Laughter and Religion | 8:31 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| A Day in Florida | 13:37 | Read by Tasha Hobbs Peterson |
| The Baseball Game | 9:18 | Read by Colleen McMahon |
| Transplanting the Young Idea | 10:55 | Read by Colleen McMahon |
| The Sleepless Man | 8:41 | Read by Colleen McMahon |
| Lincoln’s Birthday | 9:26 | Read by Peter S. Chong |
| Uncle Ed’s Philosophy | 10:30 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
| A God-forsaken Place | 12:03 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
| Louise | 11:06 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
| Christmas Every Day | 9:38 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| ''The Finest Lesson'' | 24:34 | Read by Peter S. Chong |
| ''Columbus Day'' | 14:18 | Read by Gagnon Courchesne |
| The Commencement | 14:17 | Read by Gagnon Courchesne |
| ''Organization'' | 14:24 | Read by Paul Harvey |
| The Face of Liberty | 14:36 | Read by CassiopeiaSparks |
| Captain Randall’s Hour | 14:42 | Read by Nancy Gorgen |
| ''Snow Bound'' | 15:05 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
| ''Class'' | 14:43 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
| ''I’ll Tell God'' | 18:29 | Read by Rebecca Eden Walker |
| A Day’s Work | 17:45 | Read by LeeSalter |
| Professor Gander’s Academy | 14:10 | Read by CassiopeiaSparks |
| Colonel O’Brien and Sergeant Hill | 17:56 | Read by drwebber |
| How the Other Half Lives | 11:13 | Read by Delilah Bing |
| The Indians Won | 12:16 | Read by Alex Kameleon |
| Ike Sawyer’s Hotel | 14:50 | Read by CassiopeiaSparks |
| Old-time Politics | 16:39 | Read by April6090 |