Left to Themselves
by Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson
Chapter 1 of 21 Preface
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- Running time
- 6 h 12 min
- Language
- English
- Read by
- Donald Cummings
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About this recording
Said to be the first-ever gay youth novel, this 1891 story follows the adventures of 12-year-old Gerald Saxton embarking on a trip from New York, to meet his father in Nova Scotia. He is chaperoned by 17-year-old Philip Touchtone. During the trip, their steamer sinks, they are shipwrecked, and marooned on an island. In addition, a shady antagonist is stalking the two. And while all this is happening, a friendship of mutual affection develops between the boys (nothing explicit). - Summary by Donald Cummings