His First and Last Appearance


Read by Maria Therese

(4.4 stars; 13 reviews)

The scene of the story is laid partly in Milwaukee, partly in New York. It describes the trials of the orphaned Lachance children. The boy hero is of a loving and lovable disposition and wins the hearts of all. The author has combined pathetic incidents with religious consolations, and gives zest to the whole by diffusing his genial humor throughout.

From the author of Tom Playfair, Percy Wynn, But Thy Love and thy Grace, and many more. (Summary from Dominicana Magazine, 1900) (4 hr 34 min)

Chapters

01 - Showing How Philip Lachance Sing a Song, How He is Rewarded, and How Policeman Spencer is Troubled by the Presence on His Beat by a Very Suspicious Character 19:11 Read by Maria Therese
02 - Showing How Philip and Mr. Dunne, Becoming Friends, Pass an Agreeable Half Hour and How Mr. Dunne Gets an Idea, Which He Discreetly Keeps to Himself 12:49 Read by Maria Therese
03 - In Which the Reader, Going Back to the Month of November, and the City of New York, is Witness to a Music Lesson that was Never Finished 17:01 Read by Maria Therese
04 - In Which Isobel Lachance Finds and Loses Her Vocation 8:42 Read by Maria Therese
05 - In Which Mrs. Lachance Gives Isobel a Strange Order, and Dies 8:00 Read by Maria Therese
06 - In Which Isobel Announces Her Resolution, and Professor Himmelstein Creates a Scene 21:51 Read by Maria Therese
07 - In Which the Lachances Make Their Farewells and Go to Milwaukee 6:19 Read by Maria Therese
08 - In Which Philip Tells Isobel About Mr. Dunne, and, Finding a Dollar in His Pocket, Thinks Himself Rich 7:56 Read by Maria Therese
09 - The Concert, the Face at the Window, and the Mystery of the Overcoats 22:54 Read by Maria Therese
10 - Isobel's Hour of Desolation 4:58 Read by Maria Therese
11 - A Morning Walk with Surprising Results, Which, As the reader Shall Presently Learn, Have Much to do With the Fates and Fortunes of the Lachances 16:31 Read by Maria Therese
12 - In Which Some Very Pleasant Characters Make Their Appearance, and the Day, Begun So Sadly, Is Ushed Out to the Merry Jingle of Sleigh-Bells and the Happy Laughter of Joyous Youth 17:33 Read by Maria Therese
13 - Farewell to Milwaukee! The 'Anarchist' Again Attracts Attention 6:57 Read by Maria Therese
14 - Philip Meets an Old Friend, and Gets a Surprise Which Literally Takes Away His Breath 11:56 Read by Maria Therese
15 - In Which Professor Himmelstein Gives an Account of Himself and Restores Philip to Perfect Good Humor 14:10 Read by Maria Therese
16 - In Which Marion Philippo is Prepared to Astound a Most Cultured Milkwaukee Audience 8:21 Read by Maria Therese
17 - An Old Friend Appears on the Scene Again, and the Audience is Treated to its First Pleasant Surprise 11:20 Read by Maria Therese
18 - In Which the Audience is Surprised Beyond the Wildest Dreams of Professor Himmelstein, and Philip is the Most Astounded Boy That Ever Sang in Public on the Stage 12:44 Read by Maria Therese
19 - A Chapter of Recognitian and Surprises, Philip Decides to Remain in Milwaukee, and Isoble Gets a Gladsome Message 18:45 Read by Maria Therese
20 - In Which There is a Joyful Homecoming, and Mr. Hammond, Obeying His Grandchild, Arises and Goes to His Father's House 20:35 Read by Maria Therese
21 - Isobel Hears the Angels Calling 6:11 Read by Maria Therese

Reviews


(5 stars)

A sweet story.. and well read. Definitely worth listening to


(4.5 stars)

There is a goodness imparted by a loving God which must be played out in our lives if life is to be anything but rude, obscene , and self-seeking. There is a better way to live than by bullying the gentle, the virtuous, and using foul language to express every thought. The new generations in America would do well to seek what the older generations knew. Hostility and meanness seems the order of the day. This book is wonderful


(5 stars)

An excellent book! If our youth read more stories such as this, and put the beautiful lessons in it into practice, they would be as pure, as good, as innocent, as holy as God intended them to be. P.S: I almost wish that there was a continuation to this novel!


(2 stars)

While many ages ago this might have been a really great story. It simply issues forth as another attempt to brain wash another generation of the gullible ł!!!