Length22h 19m
About this audiobook
Searching the dark corners of urban poverty, a young man seeks the father who abandoned him to a life of hardship. Robert’s quest leads him to discover that true nobility is found in service to the most broken members of society. A sprawling, emotional epic about the redemptive power of a father’s memory.
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GenreRomance, Literary Classics, General Fiction
Length22 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. A RECOLLECTION.
2CHAPTER II. A VISITOR.
3CHAPTER III. THE BOAR'S HEAD.
4CHAPTER IV. SHARGAR.
5CHAPTER V. THE SYMPOSIUM.
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6CHAPTER VI. MRS. FALCONER.
7CHAPTER VII. ROBERT TO THE RESCUE!
8CHAPTER VIII. THE ANGEL UNAWARES.
9CHAPTER IX. A DISCOVERY.
10CHAPTER X. ANOTHER DISCOVERY IN THE GARRET.
11CHAPTER XI. PRIVATE INTERVIEWS.
12CHAPTER XII. ROBERT'S PLAN OF SALVATION.
13CHAPTER XIII. ROBERT'S MOTHER.
14CHAPTER XIV. MARY ST. JOHN.
15CHAPTER XV. ERIC ERICSON.
16CHAPTER XVI. MR. LAMMIE'S FARM.
17CHAPTER XVII. ADVENTURES.
18CHAPTER XVIII. NATURE PUTS IN A CLAIM.
19CHAPTER XIX. ROBERT STEALS HIS OWN.
20CHAPTER XX. JESSIE HEWSON.
21CHAPTER XXI. THE DRAGON.
22CHAPTER XXII. DR. ANDERSON.
23CHAPTER XXIII. AN AUTO DA FÉ.
24CHAPTER XXIV. BOOT FOR BALE.
25CHAPTER XXV. THE GATES OF PARADISE.
26PART II.—HIS YOUTH.
27CHAPTER I. ROBERT KNOCKS—AND THE DOOR IS NOT OPENED.
28CHAPTER II. THE STROKE.
29CHAPTER III. 'THE END CROWNS ALL'.
30CHAPTER IV. THE ABERDEEN GARRET.
31CHAPTER V. THE COMPETITION.
32CHAPTER VI. DR. ANDERSON AGAIN.
33CHAPTER VII. ERIC ERICSON.
34CHAPTER VIII. A HUMAN PROVIDENCE.
35CHAPTER IX. A HUMAN SOUL.
36CHAPTER X. A FATHER AND A DAUGHTER.
37CHAPTER XI. ROBERT'S VOW.
38CHAPTER XII. THE GRANITE CHURCH.
39CHAPTER XIII. SHARGAR'S ARM.
40CHAPTER XIV. MYSIE'S FACE.
41CHAPTER XV. THE LAST OF THE COALS.
42CHAPTER XVI. A STRANGE NIGHT.
43CHAPTER XVII. HOME AGAIN.
44CHAPTER XVIII. A GRAVE OPENED.
45CHAPTER XIX. ROBERT MEDIATES.
46CHAPTER XX. ERICSON LOSES TO WIN.
47CHAPTER XXI. SHARGAR ASPIRES.
48CHAPTER XXII. ROBERT IN ACTION.
49CHAPTER XXIII. ROBERT FINDS A NEW INSTRUMENT.
50CHAPTER XXIV. DEATH.
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