The Hampdenshire Wonder


Read by Phil Benson

(4.8 stars; 3 reviews)

By the age of three, Victor Stott's intellectual powers exceed those of any known human. He is the Hampdenshire Wonder, son of an extraordinary cricketer, and a puzzle to all who come in contact with him. J. D. Beresford's early science fiction novel, written in style of his friend H. G. Wells, tells the story of the wonder's brief life and his influence on those who care for him. - Summary by Phil Benson (6 hr 46 min)

Chapters

The Motive 16:08 Read by Phil Benson
Notes for a Biography of Ginger Stott 56:39 Read by Phil Benson
The Disillusionment of Ginger Stott 15:34 Read by Phil Benson
The Manner of his Birth 31:52 Read by Phil Benson
His Departure from Stoke-Underhill 21:25 Read by Phil Benson
His Father's Desertion 16:19 Read by Phil Benson
His Debt to Henry Challis 37:06 Read by Phil Benson
His First Visit to Challis Court; Interlude 12:39 Read by Phil Benson
His Passage through the Prison of Knowledge 33:50 Read by Phil Benson
His Pastors and Masters 20:38 Read by Phil Benson
His Examination 35:33 Read by Phil Benson
Fugitive 3:54 Read by Phil Benson
How I Went to Pym to Write a Book 15:42 Read by Phil Benson
The Incipience of my Subjection to the Wonder 29:02 Read by Phil Benson
The Progress and Relaxation of my Subjection 23:42 Read by Phil Benson
Release 19:49 Read by Phil Benson
Implications 6:53 Read by Phil Benson
Epilogue: The Uses of Mystery 9:56 Read by Phil Benson

Reviews

Sad


(4.5 stars)

The narrator did a great job. The story was interesting once you got past the dry cricket stuff, but I hate sad endings!

A shiny object whose value lies deep below the surface


(5 stars)