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Cripps, the Carrier: A Woodland Tale
By R. D. Blackmore
Length14h 11m
About this audiobook
In the quiet woodlands of Oxfordshire, a simple carrier becomes entangled in a complex plot involving a missing heiress and a devious kidnapping. This rustic mystery combines local charm with a suspenseful race against time to uncover the truth behind a vanished ward. The narrative captures the slow-burning tension of rural life pushed to its breaking point.
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length14 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY.
30CHAPTER XXX. THE FIRE-BELL.
2CHAPTER II. THE SWING OF THE PICKAXE.
31CHAPTER XXXI. THROW PHYSIC TO THE DOGS.
3CHAPTER III. OAKLEAF POTATOES.
32CHAPTER XXXII. CRIPPS ON CELIBACY.
4CHAPTER IV. CRIPPS IN A QUANDARY.
33CHAPTER XXXIII. KIT.
5CHAPTER V. A RIDE THROUGH THE SNOW.
34CHAPTER XXXIV. A WOOLHOPIAN.
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6CHAPTER VI. THE PUBLIC OF THE "PUBLIC."
35CHAPTER XXXV. NIGHTINGALES.
7CHAPTER . THE BEST FOOT FOREMOST.
36CHAPTER XXXVI. MAY MORN.
8CHAPTER VIII. BALDERDASH.
37CHAPTER XXXVII. MAY-DAY.
9CHAPTER IX. CRIPPS IN AFFLICTION.
38CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE DIGNITY OF THE FAMILY.
10CHAPTER X. ALL DEAD AGAINST HIM.
39CHAPTER XXXIX. A TOMBSTONE.
11CHAPTER XI. KNOCKER VERSUS BELL-PULL.
40CHAPTER XL. LET ME OUT.
12CHAPTER XII. MR. JOHN SMITH.
41CHAPTER XLI. REASON AND UNREASON.
13CHAPTER XIII. MR. SMITH IS ACTIVE.
42CHAPTER . MEETING THE COACH.
14CHAPTER XIV. SO IS MR. SHARP.
43CHAPTER XLIII. THE MOTIVE.
15CHAPTER XV. A SPOTTED DOG.
44CHAPTER XLIV. THE MANNER.
16CHAPTER XVI. A GRAND SMOCK-FROCK.
45CHAPTER XLV. THE POSITION.
17CHAPTER XVII. INSTALLED AT BRASENOSE.
46CHAPTER XLVI. IN THE MESHES.
18CHAPTER XVIII. A FLASH OF LIGHT.
47CHAPTER XLVII. COMBINED WISDOM.
19CHAPTER XIX. A STORMY NIGHT.
48CHAPTER XLVIII. MASCULINE ERROR.
20CHAPTER XX. CRIPPS DRAWS THE CORK.
49CHAPTER XLIX. PROMETHEUS VINCTUS.
21CHAPTER XXI. CINNAMINTA.
50CHAPTER L. FEMININE ERROR.
22CHAPTER XXII. A DELICATE SUBJECT.
51CHAPTER LI. UNFILIAL.
23CHAPTER XXIII. QUITE ANOTHER PAIR OF SOCKS!
52CHAPTER LII. UNPATERNAL.
24CHAPTER XXIV. SUO SIBI BACULO.
53CHAPTER LIII. "THIS WILL DO."
25CHAPTER XXV. MISS PATCH.
54CHAPTER LIV. CRIPPS BRINGS HOME THE CROWN.
26CHAPTER XXVI. RUTS.
55CHAPTER LV. SMITH TO THE RESCUE.
27CHAPTER XXVII. RATS.
56CHAPTER LVI. FATAL ACCIDENT TO THE CARRIER.
28CHAPTER XXVIII. BOOTS ON.
57IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
29CHAPTER XXIX. A SPIDER'S DINNER-PARTY.
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