David Elginbrod was George MacDonald's first real success, a novel of Scottish country life. Published in 1862, it was dedicated to the memory of Lady Noel Byron.(Summary from Wikipedia)
Chapters
1 The Fir Wood 11 min 2 David Elginbrod and the New Tutor 11 min 3 The Daisy and the Primrose 7 min 4 The Cottage 16 min 5 The Students 15 min 6 The Laird's Lady 16 min 7 The Secret of the Wood 17 min 8 A Sunday Morning 10 min 9 Nature 18 min 10 Harvest 13 min 11 A Change and No Change 15 min 12 A Sunday 11 min 13 Heraldry 24 min 14 Winter 25 min 15 Transition 17 min 16 A New Home 14 min 17 Harry's New Horse 13 min 18 Euphrasia 21 min 19 The Cave in the Straw 24 min 20 Larch and Other Hunting 17 min 21 Fatima 17 min 22 The Picture Gallery 16 min 23 Nest-Building 17 min 24 Geography Point 12 min 25 Italian 20 min 26 The First Midnight 22 min 27 A Sunday 18 min 28 A Storm 9 min 29 An Evening Lecture 14 min 30 Another Evening Lecture 16 min 31 A New Visitor and an Old Acquaintance 25 min 32 Materialism Alias Ghost Hunting 32 min 33 More Materialism and Some Spiritualism 18 min 34 The Ghost's Walk 10 min 35 The Bad Man 7 min 36 Spirit Versus Materialism 11 min 37 The Ring 11 min 38 The Wager 20 min 39 The Lady Euphrasia 8 min 40 Next Morning 11 min 41 An Accident 10 min 42 More Troubles 15 min 43 A Bird's Eye View 11 min 44 Hugh's Awaking 14 min 45 Changes 9 min 46 Explanations 16 min 47 Departure 4 min 48 Lodgings 15 min 49 Letters for the Post 8 min 50 Endeavor 7 min 51 A Letter from the Post 5 min 52 Beginnings 14 min 53 A Sunday's Dinner 22 min 54 Sunday Evening 20 min 55 Euphra 17 min 56 The New Pupils 12 min 57 Consultations 11 min 58 Questions and Dreams 17 min 59 A Sunday with Falconer 28 min 60 The Lady's Maid 18 min 61 David Elginbrod 7 min 62 Margaret's Secret 10 min 63 Forebodings 24 min 64 Strife 23 min 65 Victory 16 min 66 Margaret 11 min 67 A New Guide 19 min 68 The Last Groat 14 min 69 Death 12 min 70 Nature and Her Lady 16 min 71 The Fir-Wood Again 14 min
