Sir Gibbie
George MacDonald
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
These are the adventures of Sir Gibbie through the Scotland moors. Not being able to read or speak, Gibbie survives on the streets without a mother and having an alcoholic father. Yet, he wins the hearts of his neighbors and helps others. Children and adults learn through Sir Gibbie self-sacrifice, honesty, and purity. (Summary by Maggie Travers) (18 hr 1 min)
Chapters
| The Earring | 12:35 | Read by Mary Ann Weathers |
| Sir George | 14:47 | Read by Mary Ann Weathers |
| Mistress Croale | 13:45 | Read by Mary Ann Weathers |
| The Parlour | 19:47 | Read by Taysha Lynn |
| Gibbie's Calling | 15:43 | Read by Taysha Lynn |
| A Sunday at Home | 36:10 | Read by Taysha Lynn |
| The Town-Sparrow | 16:48 | Read by Mark Hissong |
| Sambo | 22:17 | Read by Mark Hissong |
| Adrift | 27:22 | Read by Hannah Mary |
| The Barn | 17:15 | Read by Anna Roberts |
| Janet | 22:30 | Read by Maggie Travers |
| Glashgar | 15:34 | Read by Tony Addison |
| The Ceiling | 8:51 | Read by Maggie Travers |
| Hornie | 22:50 | Read by Hannah Mary |
| Donal Grant | 9:46 | Read by Mark Penfold |
| Apprenticeship | 9:19 | Read by Liz Loomans |
| Secret Service | 12:23 | Read by Hannah Mary |
| The Broonie | 14:20 | Read by Hannah Mary |
| The Laird | 20:02 | Read by Hannah Mary |
| The Ambush | 15:14 | Read by Jeremybuttler |
| The Punishment | 26:08 | Read by Jeremybuttler |
| Refuge | 27:03 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| More Schooling | 20:55 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| The Slate | 16:27 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| Rumours | 17:15 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| The Gamekeeper | 29:12 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| A Voice | 10:36 | Read by Amarlie |
| The Wisdom of the Wise | 10:08 | Read by Hannah Mary |
| The Beast-Boy | 21:53 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| The Lorrie Meadow | 18:05 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| Their Reward | 13:08 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| Prologue | 17:48 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| The Mains | 29:12 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| Glashruach | 22:08 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| The Whelp | 13:45 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| The Brander | 22:40 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| Mr. Sclater | 10:43 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| The Muckle Hoose | 13:32 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| Daur Street | 18:00 | Read by Hannah Mary |
| Mrs. Sclater | 15:48 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| Initiation | 8:30 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| Donal's Lodging | 32:16 | Read by Hannah Mary |
| The Minister's Defeat | 17:19 | Read by Hannah Mary |
| The Sinner | 24:13 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| Shoals Ahead | 15:37 | Read by Hannah Mary |
| The Girls | 17:46 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| A Lesson of Wisdom | 10:35 | Read by Mark Penfold |
| Needfull Odds and Ends | 25:10 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| The Houseless | 13:21 | Read by Twinkle |
| A Walk | 25:03 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| The North Church | 12:42 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| The Quarry | 22:35 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| A Night-Watch | 17:16 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| Of Age | 13:22 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| Ten Auld Hoose O' Galbraith | 11:45 | Read by Mary Ann Weathers |
| The Laird and the Preacher | 10:11 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| A Hiding-Place from the Wind | 15:04 | Read by Maggie Travers |
| The Confession | 12:55 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| Catastrophe | 16:00 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| Arrangement and Preparation | 9:58 | Read by Mark Penfold |
| The Wedding | 14:30 | Read by Hannah Mary |
| The Burn | 14:02 | Read by Hannah Mary |
Reviews
SC Nanny
What a lovely, imaginative story. If only there were people like “Sir Gibbie” - what a wonderful world it would be. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.I give it 5 stars although the site does not appear to quite fill in the last star for some reason.
Thankful for Sir Gibbie
Chris
I really enjoyed "Sir Gibbie." I'd heard about it being one of MacDonald's best "non-fantasy" books for a while and was glad to see the LibriVox community take it one. The readers did a wonderful job--thanks to each one of you! And the story itself was captivating. Never a real "page turner" (though the climax of the second third of the tale was pretty intense), MacDonald's story still drew me in and I was involved in the character's lives....learning from them and intrigued to see what the author had in store for them.....I actually didn't see the ending coming and was pleasantly surprised!
Sir Gibbie: Fully Alive
RMColson
Sir Gibbie is a picture of a child, a boy, and a young man fully alive. The readers for the most part did an amazing job bringing the story and words to life. George MacDonald portrays a heart responsive to grace and mercy. Sir Gibbie is a picture of what a person fully alive in God’s grace. We may say Sir Gibbie is someone we should aspire to live like but is not attainable. I think George McDonald is saying let us all live like Gibbie and we will find out whether it is attainable or not. Gibbie was a human fully alive!
Beautiful Tale
Connor Dykes
Having only read the Princess and the Goblin and its sequel among George MacDonald's fiction, this is more of the same inspiring goodness, in the full and classical and Christian sense of the word. Gibbie is a figure of purity that would be pitiable were he not so earnest and joyous, and serves as a wonderful role model for selfless yet childlike goodwill. great story for all ages though is less fitting for children than the Princess and the Goblin books. I look forward to reading the sequel Donal Grant, who was a great character in this one and the one I most identified with.
Lovely Story
Annika Matson
After listening to other books and getting frustrated with the main character being 'overly perfect' I wondered, 'What is so different about Sir Gibbie?' I just loved him right from the start! I think the reason is that, instead of being the model of a 'perfect Christian' he is, instead, a type of Christ, who is the model for what a Christian should be like. This book has a lot of Scots in it, but I got used to it as the book went on. Most of the readers are excellent, Esp. Devorah Allen and Hannah Mary. Thanks for making this available! So inspiring 💕
Elsie Reads
Great story. Even though George MacDonald's theology is not completely sound it is evident his love of Jesus is real. Gibbie is an unreal human being with a nature more akin to a pre-fall condition of man than after. Donal seems more real because of his weakness than Gibbie but it is an inspiring tale non the less.
A LibriVox Listener
This book is fantastic. So many gems of wisdom, truth, goodness, and beauty throughout each chapter. There were several chapters that were quite difficult to understand due to a change of reader, but the majority of readers were fine and even relayed a delightful Scottish accent.
Echoes of so many themes
Stuart Gathmam
There is a little of "The Gods must be Crazy". Janet could be Curdie's mother in "The Princess and the Goblin". Greed undermining wealth. Alcoholism is vividly portrayed, but unlike with Pansy, Prohibition is not a cure.