Uncle Stephen (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Northern Irish Coming-of-Age Novel of Belfast Boyhood, Family Mystery, and Edwardian Ulster MemoryBy Forrest Reid
Length10h 52m
About this audiobook
Uncle Stephen, the opening novel of Forrest Reid's Tom Barber sequence, is a delicately wrought study of childhood perception, family mystery, and the half-magical intensities of memory. Set within the recognizable social world of provincial Ulster yet shaped by reverie and symbolic suggestion, the book follows young Tom's encounters with his enigmatic uncle and the strange emotional atmosphere surrounding him. Reid's prose is lucid, atmospheric, and finely modulated, joining Edwardian psychological realism to the romantic tradition of visionary boyhood. Forrest Reid, born in Belfast in 1875, was one of the most distinctive Irish novelists of his generation, though never a loudly public writer. Educated in the classics and deeply influenced by Walter Pater, Henry James, and E. M. Forster, he returned repeatedly to themes of adolescence, aesthetic awakening, solitude, and the imaginative life. His own marginal position within Irish literary culture helped produce fiction that is inward, subtle, and resistant to easy categorization. This novel is recommended to readers interested in refined literary fiction, Irish writing beyond nationalist frameworks, and psychologically acute portraits of youth. Uncle Stephen rewards patience with quiet brilliance.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (161)
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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length10 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 3, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Uncle Stephen (Annotated)
16CHAPTER XV
2CHAPTER I
17CHAPTER XVI
3CHAPTER II
18CHAPTER XVII
4CHAPTER III
19CHAPTER XVIII
5CHAPTER IV
20CHAPTER XIX
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6CHAPTER V
21CHAPTER XX
7CHAPTER VI
22CHAPTER XXI
8CHAPTER VII
23CHAPTER XXII
9CHAPTER VIII
24CHAPTER XXIII
10CHAPTER IX
25CHAPTER XXIV
11CHAPTER X
26CHAPTER XXV
12CHAPTER XI
27CHAPTER XXVI
13CHAPTER XII
28CHAPTER XXVII
14CHAPTER XIII
29Memorable Quotes
15CHAPTER XIV
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