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Joan and Peter

H. G. Wells (1866 - 1946)

This is satirical look at the English educational system and society in the early twentieth century and the effect of World War I on them by following the lives of Peter Stublands and the orphaned Joan. It is a sad indictment, and Wells includes "An Apology of a Schoolmaster" to explain the constraints of the system.

Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Satire

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Peter's Parentage	Jordan Russell	00:23:54
Play 02	Stublands in Council	Gary J. Conover	00:38:00
Play 03	Arthur or Oswald?	Gary J. Conover	00:57:53
Play 04	First Impressions of the Universe	Gary J. Conover	00:40:52
Play 05	The Christening	Gary J. Conover	00:52:56
Play 06	The Fourth Guardian	Gary J. Conover	00:20:48
Play 07	The School of St. George and the Venerable Bede Part 1	Gini Rosario	00:38:00
Play 08	The School of St. George and the Venerable Bede Part 2	Gini Rosario	00:28:11
Play 09	The High Cross Preparatory School Part 1	firenze	00:42:04
Play 10	The High Cross Preparatory School Part 2	firenze	00:37:04
Play 11	The High Cross Preparatory School Part 3	firenze	00:38:23
Play 12	Oswald Takes Control Part 1	elibishop	00:50:28
Play 13	Oswald Takes Control Part 2	elibishop	00:52:12
Play 14	A Searching of Schoolmasters Part 1	torre435	00:04:53
Play 15	A Searching of Schoolmasters Part 2	noelma	00:08:40
Play 16	A Searching of Schoolmasters Part 3	noelma	00:21:32
Play 17	Adolescence Part 1	elibishop	00:34:30
Play 18	Adolescence Part 2	elibishop	00:28:21
Play 19	Adolescence Part 3	elibishop	00:36:09
Play 20	Adolescence Part 4	elibishop	00:36:07
Play 21	Adolescence Part 5	elibishop	00:33:34
Play 22	Adolescence Part 6	elibishop	00:22:35
Play 23	The World on the Eve of the War Part 1	elibishop	00:19:43
Play 24	The World on the Eve of the War Part 2	elibishop	00:23:26
Play 25	The World on the Eve of the War Part 3	elibishop	00:26:22
Play 26	The World on the Eve of the War Part 4	elibishop	00:08:42
Play 27	The World on the Eve of the War Part 5	elibishop	00:17:09
Play 28	The World on the Eve of the War Part 6	elibishop	00:15:28
Play 29	The World on the Eve of the War Part 7	elibishop	00:18:21
Play 30	The World on the Eve of the War Part 8	elibishop	00:09:58
Play 31	Joan and Peter Graduate Part 1	DanielT59	00:58:49
Play 32	Joan and Peter Graduate Part 2	DanielT59	01:03:13
Play 33	Joan and Peter Graduate Part 3	DanielT59	00:54:29
Play 34	Joan and Peter Graduate Part 4	DanielT59	01:06:48
Play 35	Oswald's Valediction Part 1	KalenXI	00:32:18
Play 36	Oswald's Valediction Part 2	KalenXI	01:10:45

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