Length7h 29m
About this audiobook
The rugged beauty of the Scottish highlands serves as the backdrop for a young boy’s education in courage and kindness. Ranald’s adventures are defined by his father’s steady guidance and the wild freedom of the rural landscape. A nostalgic and evocative portrait of a childhood shaped by nature and strong moral foundations.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length7 hrs 29 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I: Introductory
2CHAPTER II: The Glimmer of Twilight
3CHAPTER III: My Father
4CHAPTER IV: Kirsty
5CHAPTER V: I Begin Life
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6CHAPTER VI: No Father
7CHAPTER VII: Mrs. Mitchell is Defeated
8CHAPTER VIII: A New Schoolmistress
9CHAPTER IX: We Learn Other Things
10CHAPTER X: Sir Worm Wymble
11CHAPTER XI: The Kelpie
12CHAPTER XII: Another Kelpie
13CHAPTER XIII: Wandering Willie
14CHAPTER XIV: Elsie Duff
15CHAPTER XV: A New Companion
16CHAPTER XVI: I Go Down Hill
17CHAPTER XVII: The Trouble Grows
18CHAPTER XVIII: Light out of Darkness
19CHAPTER XIX: Forgiveness
20CHAPTER XX: I Have a Fall and a Dream
21CHAPTER XXI: The Bees’ Nest
22CHAPTER XXII: Vain Intercession
23CHAPTER XXIII: Knight-Errantry
24CHAPTER XXIV: Failure
25CHAPTER XXV: Turkey Plots
26CHAPTER XXVI: Old John Jamieson
27CHAPTER XXVII: Turkey’s Trick
28CHAPTER XXVIII: I Scheme Too
29CHAPTER XXIX: A Double Exposure
30CHAPTER XXX: Tribulation
31CHAPTER XXXI: A Winter’s Ride
32CHAPTER XXXII: The Peat-Stack
33CHAPTER XXXIII: A Solitary Chapter
34CHAPTER XXXIV: An Evening Visit
35CHAPTER XXXV: A Break in my Story
36CHAPTER XXXVI: I Learn that I am not a Man
37IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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