Donal Grant

Beautiful text, beautifully read

(5 stars)

Steve Douglas

Though George MacDonald is my favorite writer hands down, I haven't read much of his realistic novels. I'm generally a little put off by so many perfectly righteous characters spouting off sermons and theological soliloquys, nevermind that I agree with them wholeheartedly. But this one really did me in. I needed to hear these things. Father George's soft voice reached me through 150 years and spoke solace to me when I needed it. Devorah Allen's voice was by far my favorite I've heard on Librivox, and I look forward to hearing more. Her rendering of Scots is wholly adequate enough to convey the basic flavor of MacDonald's Doric and yet be understandable to the rest of the English speaking world. Bravo. I've every confidence that her expressive voice was instrumental in bringing home the inspiration the book had for me.

A Captivating Story

(5 stars)

Luv2Listen

A stirring story of overcoming disappointments and heartache to rise and become all that God wants you to be! The fire of trials removes the dross and makes us finer gold. This story captivated my interest all the way through!

Beautiful and Inspiring Tale

(5 stars)

Connor Dykes

A lovely sequel to Ser Gibbie, itself another amazing work of George MacDonald, that nonetheless can stand on its own, even though I certainly recommend reading Ser Gibbie first. The protagonist is a major character in that work and as usual for MacDonald is an outstanding example of true Christian character, of nobility of spirit and faithfulness worthy of emulation. This nobel has more mystery than the prequel while still remaining grounded, and of course MacDonald's faith and wisdom shine through the narrative without becoming unduly didactic. A couple of quotes from the book: "Freedom is the unclosing of the idea that lies at our root and is the vital power of our existence. The rose is the freedom of the plant." "After waiting for his will he realized he and his will were one, that he had not to wait for his will, but to wake, to will that is, to do, and so be." Devorah Allen is also an incredible reader with a lovely voice, and does the Scottish accents quite well to my untrained ears.

Beautiful story and voice

(5 stars)

Jonas Herum

Thank you so much Devorah! You read this so magnificently. You have a beautiful voice. And what an amazing story, with so many wonderful nuggets of truth along the way. George Macdonald did it again!

a story to pull the heart strings

(5 stars)

Elsie Reads

Another excellent story by George MacDonald. Donal Grant is a sadder but not inferior tale to the prequel "Sir Gibbie".

(5 stars)

Wendy

A wonderful story brought to life by a talented reader. Devorah Allen makes me want to be more like Donal Grant. And more like his master.

(5 stars)

Yvonna

This is my favorite Macdonald novel—I especially enjoyed hearing readers from whom the Scots flowed easily and naturally.

long but intriguing

(5 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

Interesting, inspiring, much dialogue about death--- yet not morose-- worth listening to.