The Elect Lady
George MacDonald
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Two farmer's sons and a cotter's daughter, though on different rungs of the social scale, formed a close bond in childhood as they learned together how to follow Jesus. When adults, their lives are bound up in unusual ways with those of their landlord, his daughter, and her cousin. How will the Laird's secret affect them all?
One of MacDonald's shorter and lesser-known novels, "The Elect Lady" yet contains wonderfully endearing characters, plot twists, love, and life lessons. As always, read with discernment as MacDonald's controversial (sometimes unbiblical) beliefs are presented. - Summary by HannahMary (6 hr 1 min)
Chapitres
| Landlord's Daughter and Tenant's Son | 9:09 | Lu par Jordan Nash |
| An Accident | 3:37 | Lu par Julian Pratley |
| Help | 6:01 | Lu par Lily |
| The Laird | 6:48 | Lu par Ignitio |
| After Supper | 9:56 | Lu par weezer |
| About the Laird | 7:21 | Lu par Julian Pratley |
| The Cousins | 4:22 | Lu par weezer |
| George and the Laird | 4:16 | Lu par RomaSingh |
| In the Garden | 6:57 | Lu par benjaminpwhite |
| Andrew Ingram | 31:19 | Lu par Hannah Mary |
| George and Andrew | 17:04 | Lu par benjaminpwhite |
| The Crawfords | 8:19 | Lu par aydrogekistky |
| Dawtie | 11:59 | Lu par aydrogekistky |
| Sandy and George | 8:54 | Lu par Lee Stapleton |
| Mother and Daughter | 7:30 | Lu par Devorah Allen |
| Andrew and Dawtie | 14:50 | Lu par UnaSalusVictis |
| Dawtie and the Cup | 15:30 | Lu par AbbyRose |
| Dawtie and the Laird | 22:07 | Lu par Devorah Allen |
| Andrew and Alexa | 8:36 | Lu par UnaSalusVictis |
| George and Andrew | 8:43 | Lu par benjaminpwhite |
| What is it Worth? | 7:25 | Lu par Joanna Michal Hoyt |
| The Gambler and the Collector | 14:06 | Lu par Joanna Michal Hoyt |
| On the Moor | 15:24 | Lu par Joanna Michal Hoyt |
| The Wooer | 11:13 | Lu par Joanna Michal Hoyt |
| The Heart of the Heart | 11:57 | Lu par Michele Eaton |
| George Crawford and Dawtie | 3:35 | Lu par Sarah W |
| The Watch | 4:19 | Lu par Joanna Michal Hoyt |
| The Will | 4:37 | Lu par Joanna Michal Hoyt |
| The Sangreal | 10:42 | Lu par Joanna Michal Hoyt |
| George and the Golden Goblet | 17:14 | Lu par benjaminpwhite |
| The Prosecution | 7:22 | Lu par Devorah Allen |
| A Talk at Potlurg | 8:56 | Lu par Michele Eaton |
| A Great Offering | 4:35 | Lu par UnaSalusVictis |
| Another Offering | 7:16 | Lu par Devorah Allen |
| After the Verdict | 8:57 | Lu par Devorah Allen |
| Again the Goblet | 5:51 | Lu par Joanna Michal Hoyt |
| The Hour Before Dawn | 4:33 | Lu par Devorah Allen |
Critiques
Though-Provoking Little Tale
Luella
As a young person who loves and tries to preserve old/rare books, and has been collecting quite a personal library, this book was convicting! It made me reexamine the place Possessions hold in my heart. I think of the saying 'you can't take it with you' (not to mention, 'where your treasure is...') This book is a tale of a character who would not accept that, contrasted with the simple faith of his maid. It was shorter and had less depth than some MacDonald books, but was enjoyable. The readers were good overall, and as usual Hannah and Devorah (who read the chapters with Scots dialect) were excellent!
Wonderful story
Daniel Koehn
This little novel is not among MacDonald's best known and loved novels, but it contains some wonderful gems, as do all MacDonald's writings. Well worth the listen!