Stories Worth Rereading

Beautiful Stories

(5 stars)

Jpassservais

As I was listening to these very uplifting stories, in "The Lad's Answer" I caught the phase "'tis home for my mother's living here." My mother who died only a few years ago, and I have thought this thought many times but had not expressed it so well, did make this place a home and not just a house as it is now. But I know her spirit is still here because she was a Christian woman and without her guidance I can't imagine how different my life might have been and I have continued to live here because it does "seem" like home because she is--in my heart--still living here. These are great stories and I would recommend them to anyone and wish to thank Librivox for the many hours of enjoyment I have spent in listening to this and many other of the stories these devoted readers continue to enrich my life (and I hope and believe others as well) with as often as I can listen. God bless all of you.

Excellent Christian Accounts

(5 stars)

MrsGC

These are what I don't hear nowadays: accounts gathered together to encourage both Christians and non-Christians to live lives that have eternal worth. It is easy to misunderstand the emphasis on certain social aspects of Victorian life. In an era without medical hygiene and pharmaceutical advantages there was a death in every family. Alcoholism was a curse that was fought with all the fervour of today's "Black Lives Matter", gay rights, and knife / gun crime campaigns. Yes, there was class division, racism and illiteracy, but there was also a work ethic and a recognition of that ethic that allowed people to lift out of the street gutters and into employment. This was a culture within Victorian society which aimed high because it had set before it the highest principles, and was honest about its failures and rejoiced in its successes. I don't find these principles or these encouragements nowadays, except in the empty platitudes of Internet images and feel-good stories. Today needs these accounts.

Charming Little Tales

(4 stars)

potuc

Before you criticize the themes on alcoholism... remember, alcoholism was and still is a family-ruining curse. I had an uncle who was an alcoholic, heavy smoker, and drug addict. He knew his habits were ruining his life, but he couldn't shake them, and... perhaps he didn't try... he's still alive (I think), but is now divorced from my aunt. He really lost his sanity, he has often claimed she is possessed by the devil and the only was to exorcise the demon is to take her to an expert in Rome (as opposed to a more local expert, just as good). So... remember that alcoholism is actually a very serious problem.

Didnt finish

(0.5 stars)

Janelle

Dnf. I listened to about eight of the many stories in this volume. Stories is a misnomer; although they have the format of stories, they were undoubtedly intended to be sermons. About half the stories I read were on the evils of alcohol, and these little sermons were particularly pathetic. There's probably some decent stories among these sermons, but the book is 10 hours long, and I don't want to persist with a book of that length just to find a few good short stories.

Some lovely stories.

(3 stars)

jenny

There were some good stories, others with a moral and yet others that were exaggerated and soppy. Of great interest was the many voices and accents, making me realise how many people give their time generously.

Stories Worth Rereading

(5 stars)

Elizabeth Williams

Although I haven’t listened to this audio version, I have read the book itself, and each story is very interesting.

(5 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

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