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Boy Who Was

Public domain audiobook

Boy Who Was

by Grace Tabor Hallock

English· 04:22:15· 11 chapters
This children's historical fantasy book, a Newbery Honor Book in 1929, tells of a boy, blessed with eternal life, who experiences 3,000 years of history in the Bay of Naples, Italy. The boy's experiences cover Greek and Roman life, the destruction of Pompeii, up to the coming of Garibaldi. - Summary by Mark Harrington
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Prologue: The Feast of Corpus Christi

    23:15
  2. Chapter 2

    I. Siren Songs

    11:56
  3. Chapter 3

    II. Song of Odysseus

    08:49
  4. Chapter 4

    III. Poseidon and the Greeks

    28:34
  5. Chapter 5

    IV. The Romans and the Volcano

    27:30
  6. Chapter 6

    V. The Last of the Goths

    28:21
  7. Chapter 7

    VI. The Normans and the Saracens

    21:33
  8. Chapter 8

    VII. The Crusader

    34:51
  9. Chapter 9

    VIII. Students of Salerno

    25:57
  10. Chapter 10

    IX. Redbeard and Saint Andrew

    22:25
  11. Chapter 11

    X. The Bandits; Epilogue

    29:04