The World that Never Was

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English · 3h 59m · Action & Adventure

3.9 (6 reviews)

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

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Chapter I Olive and Tony at Home 10:40 Read by John
Chapter II The People of the Night 12:02 Read by Elijah Fisher
Chapter III Olive Starts on Her Adventures 12:15 Read by Elijah Fisher
Chapter IV The Troubles of P.C. 1 and a 1/2 17:13 Read by John Leloup
Chapter V The Romance of Bluebeard and the Princess Pearl 10:08 Read by John Leloup
Chapter VI The Two Mr. P's and Some Others 11:54 Read by João Senna
Chapter VII Olive and Tony Try to Befriend Bluebeard 14:48 Read by Shelly Weingart
Chapter VIII The Conspiracy Succeeds 5:39 Read by John Leloup
Chapter IX In Trafalgar Square 7:34 Read by John Leloup
Chapter X How Tony Was Lost and the Strand Was Cleared to Find Him 9:44 Read by John Leloup
Chapter XI Of the Charm that Gog and Magog Gave to Olive 12:02 Read by John Leloup
Chapter XII Of the Shocking Fate of Gog and Magog 15:18 Read by John Leloup
Chapter XIII The Idols Who Winked 7:48 Read by John Leloup
Chapter XIV The Riddle of the Sphinx 10:34 Read by John Leloup
Chapter XV Olive Helps Gog, but Can Do Nothing for Magog 11:07 Read by John Leloup
Chapter XVI Father Christmas Answers the Riddle 20:02 Read by Noelle Merritt
Chapter XVII How the Snuff-Box Was Stolen 6:54 Read by Elijah Fisher
Chapter XIX Magog is Cured, and Bluebeard and Becky Made Happy 14:08 Read by Elijah Fisher
Chapter XVIII At the Court of the Fairy Queen 15:17 Read by Elijah Fisher
Chapter XX Tells How Tony Was Found 7:04 Read by Elijah Fisher
Chapter XXI At Home Again 6:58 Read by Elijah Fisher

Reviews

Lightweight entertainment


(3 stars)

Nothing exciting here. It's an odd story which has some funny bits