The Heron Nest

W. Bert Foster (1869 - 1929)

Pleasant family drama set in early 1900's or late 1890's upstate New York. The Herron clan, led by heroic, inventive, handicapped older brother Billy, has fallen on hard times due to one of the depressions that occurred before the Great one of the 30's. He manages to charm their way out of the tenements and into the country where he and his younger siblings farm their way to success, albeit on a small, Waltons-esque scale. Features many detailed gardening tips. Minor quibble with a sub-plot involving borderline incest but all in all, an inspirational work for the get-er-dun generation. - Summary by BellonaTimes

Genre(s): Family Life, Gardening

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The End of All Things Bellona Times
00:18:07
Play 02 Rack and Ruin Villa Bellona Times
00:15:28
Play 03 Bone Labor Bellona Times
00:17:20
Play 04 Getting Into Harness Bellona Times
00:20:12
Play 05 The Sowersbys Bellona Times
00:13:43
Play 06 The Plebeian Onion Bellona Times
00:19:25
Play 07 The Great Conspiracy Bellona Times
00:17:39
Play 08 The Snare of the Fowler Bellona Times
00:11:34
Play 09 At Work in Earnest Bellona Times
00:18:18
Play 10 The Hen That Lays the Golden Egg Bellona Times
00:17:29
Play 11 Getting the Best of Dame Nature Bellona Times
00:22:34
Play 12 The Threatening Cloud Bellona Times
00:17:54
Play 13 The Bolt from the Cloud Bellona Times
00:23:20
Play 14 The Transplanting Bellona Times
00:22:22
Play 15 In The Grip of the Gale Bellona Times
00:25:47
Play 16 The Christmas Spirit Bellona Times
00:23:03
Play 17 Clearing The Way Bellona Times
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Play 18 The Road Makers Bellona Times
00:20:32
Play 19 The Old Man of the Sea Bellona Times
00:19:12
Play 20 Uncle Calvert Bellona Times
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Play 21 The Fat's in the Fire Bellona Times
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Play 22 No Bellona Times
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Play 23 The Fire Fight Bellona Times
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Play 24 Yes Bellona Times
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