Samuel Butler's biographer dedicates his urbane account of the culture and entertainments of rural Sicily to the unborn son of his guide to them. (Summary by R. S. Steinberg)
Chapters
1 00 - Dedication 5 min 2 01 - Chapter I, The Brigadier and the Lottery 27 min 3 02 - Chapter II, Peppino 15 min 4 03 - Chapter III, The Professor 13 min 5 04 - Chapter IV, The Wine-Ship 25 min 6 05 - Chapter V, Michele and the Princess of Bizerta 20 min 7 06 - Chapter VI, Ferrau and Angelica 18 min 8 07 - Chapter VII, The Death of Bradamante 19 min 9 08 - Chapter VIII, Monte San Giuliano 22 min 10 09 - Chapter IX, The Madonna and the Personaggi 21 min 11 10 - Chapter X, The Universal Deluge 18 min 12 11 - Chapter XI, The Return 7 min 13 12 - Chapter XII, Faith and Superstition 25 min 14 13 - Chapter XIII, The Prodigal Son and the Arts 23 min 15 14 - Chapter XIV, Samson 23 min 16 15 - Chapter XV, The Conversion of the Emperor Constantine 27 min 17 16 - Chapter XVI, A Great Actor 12 min 18 17 - Chapter XVII, Supper with the Players 17 min 19 18 - Chapter XVIII, A Young Critic 15 min 20 19 - Chapter XIX, Brancaccia 17 min
