Joan and Peter


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(3.8 stars; 5 reviews)

This is satirical look at the English educational system and society in the early twentieth century and the effect of World War I on them by following the lives of Peter Stublands and the orphaned Joan. It is a sad indictment, and Wells includes "An Apology of a Schoolmaster" to explain the constraints of the system. (20 hr 32 min)

Chapters

Peter's Parentage 23:54 Read by Jordan Russell
Stublands in Council 38:00 Read by Gary J. Conover
Arthur or Oswald? 57:53 Read by Gary J. Conover
First Impressions of the Universe 40:52 Read by Gary J. Conover
The Christening 52:56 Read by Gary J. Conover
The Fourth Guardian 20:48 Read by Gary J. Conover
The School of St. George and the Venerable Bede Part 1 38:00 Read by Gini Rosario
The School of St. George and the Venerable Bede Part 2 28:11 Read by Gini Rosario
The High Cross Preparatory School Part 1 42:04 Read by firenze
The High Cross Preparatory School Part 2 37:04 Read by firenze
The High Cross Preparatory School Part 3 38:23 Read by firenze
Oswald Takes Control Part 1 50:28 Read by elibishop
Oswald Takes Control Part 2 52:12 Read by elibishop
A Searching of Schoolmasters Part 1 4:53 Read by torre435
A Searching of Schoolmasters Part 2 8:40 Read by noelma
A Searching of Schoolmasters Part 3 21:32 Read by noelma
Adolescence Part 1 34:30 Read by elibishop
Adolescence Part 2 28:21 Read by elibishop
Adolescence Part 3 36:09 Read by elibishop
Adolescence Part 4 36:07 Read by elibishop
Adolescence Part 5 33:34 Read by elibishop
Adolescence Part 6 22:35 Read by elibishop
The World on the Eve of the War Part 1 19:43 Read by elibishop
The World on the Eve of the War Part 2 23:26 Read by elibishop
The World on the Eve of the War Part 3 26:22 Read by elibishop
The World on the Eve of the War Part 4 8:42 Read by elibishop
The World on the Eve of the War Part 5 17:09 Read by elibishop
The World on the Eve of the War Part 6 15:28 Read by elibishop
The World on the Eve of the War Part 7 18:21 Read by elibishop
The World on the Eve of the War Part 8 9:58 Read by elibishop
Joan and Peter Graduate Part 1 58:49
Joan and Peter Graduate Part 2 1:03:13
Joan and Peter Graduate Part 3 54:29
Joan and Peter Graduate Part 4 1:06:48
Oswald's Valediction Part 1 32:18 Read by KalenXI
Oswald's Valediction Part 2 1:10:45 Read by KalenXI