Pearl-Maiden Chapter 7 - Marcus
In which a Roman officer named Marcus arrives at the Essene village to investigate a grave accusation against them, and soon encounters the gentle and talented Miriam, a young Christian maiden raised ...
21 Maj 29min
Pearl-Maiden Chapter 6 - Caleb
In which the gentle and solemn life of young Miriam unfolds amid the austere community of the Essenes, her days enriched by devoted tutors and the pure, if sometimes restless, affections of those arou...
20 Maj 34min
Pearl-Maiden Chapter 4 - The Birth Of Miriam
In which a desperate escape by sea thrusts Rachel and her faithful companion Nehushta into a fierce tempest off the Syrian coast, culminating in harrowing loss and a solitary survival on a barren shor...
20 Maj 23min
Pearl-Maiden Chapter 5 - Miriam Is Enthroned
In which Nehushta, having fled the horrors wrought by Roman soldiers, entrusts a newborn child to the care of a humble Syrian family and journeys with them to the Essene village by the Jordan, seeking...
20 Maj 25min
Pearl-Maiden Chapter 3 - The Grain Store
In which Nehushta conceals her mistress Rachel in an ancient grain store within the city of Cæsarea, evading pursuit after a daring escape from captivity amidst a turbulent populace. There, an unlikel...
19 Maj 26min
Pearl-Maiden Chapter 1 - The Prison At Caesarea
In which the city of Cæsarea, under the reign of King Agrippa, buzzes with anticipation for the cruel spectacle of Christians doomed to face ravenous lions, while among the captives are Rachel, a nobl...
19 Maj 26min
Pearl-Maiden Chapter 2 - The Voice Of A God
In which a diverse band of Christian captives, led by a venerable bishop, face their grim fate with solemn faith amid the roaring crowds of the Roman games; their courage and hymns momentarily pierce ...
19 Maj 24min
When the World Shook - Note by J. R. Bickley, M.R.C.S.
In which the physician J. R. Bickley records the sudden passing of his friend Humphrey Arbuthnot after their perilous wanderings, together with the strange fragment of writing left upon the dead man’s...
18 Maj 3min
