The World that Never Was

Arthur St. John Adcock (1864 - 1930)

Olive, age seven and a half, and her brother Tony, who is one year younger, live in London. Because their mother has been sent away ill, they are being raised by their beautiful but unpleasant Aunt Prue, their dad, who is a businessman too busy to see them, and their loving but homely nurse Becky. One night, a mysterious appearance by their mother leads them to a great adventure. Even though Becky has warned them not to, they decide to go out at night to see what the city is like when everyone else is home sleeping. At the stroke of midnight, magical things happen. - Summary by Verla Viera

Genre(s): Action & Adventure

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapter I Olive and Tony at Home John
00:10:40
Play 02 Chapter II The People of the Night Elijah Fisher
00:12:02
Play 03 Chapter III Olive Starts on Her Adventures Elijah Fisher
00:12:15
Play 04 Chapter IV The Troubles of P.C. 1 and a 1/2 John Leloup
00:17:13
Play 05 Chapter V The Romance of Bluebeard and the Princess Pearl John Leloup
00:10:08
Play 06 Chapter VI The Two Mr. P's and Some Others João Senna
00:11:54
Play 07 Chapter VII Olive and Tony Try to Befriend Bluebeard Shelly Weingart
00:14:48
Play 08 Chapter VIII The Conspiracy Succeeds John Leloup
00:05:39
Play 09 Chapter IX In Trafalgar Square John Leloup
00:07:34
Play 10 Chapter X How Tony Was Lost and the Strand Was Cleared to Find Him John Leloup
00:09:44
Play 11 Chapter XI Of the Charm that Gog and Magog Gave to Olive John Leloup
00:12:02
Play 12 Chapter XII Of the Shocking Fate of Gog and Magog John Leloup
00:15:18
Play 13 Chapter XIII The Idols Who Winked John Leloup
00:07:48
Play 14 Chapter XIV The Riddle of the Sphinx John Leloup
00:10:34
Play 15 Chapter XV Olive Helps Gog, but Can Do Nothing for Magog John Leloup
00:11:07
Play 16 Chapter XVI Father Christmas Answers the Riddle Noelle Merritt
00:20:02
Play 17 Chapter XVII How the Snuff-Box Was Stolen Elijah Fisher
00:06:54
Play 18 Chapter XIX Magog is Cured, and Bluebeard and Becky Made Happy Elijah Fisher
00:14:08
Play 19 Chapter XVIII At the Court of the Fairy Queen Elijah Fisher
00:15:17
Play 20 Chapter XX Tells How Tony Was Found Elijah Fisher
00:07:04
Play 21 Chapter XXI At Home Again Elijah Fisher
00:06:58