The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's: A School Story
Free AI audiobook with natural voice. No signup required.
About This Book
This is a story of public-school life, set in a boys' boarding school. It starts off with the entry to the school of a little new boy, not quite eleven years old, who also happens to have an older brother in the school.Serialised in "Thr Boy's Own Paper" prior to book publication in 1881. Reed's school stories for boys (all of which appeared in the BOP) popularised the genre.
Chapters (79)
- Talbot Baines Reed "The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's"
- Preface.
- Chapter One.
- The Notice Board.
- Chapter Two.
- A New Boy.
- Chapter Three.
- A Morning with a Tadpole.
- Chapter Four.
- Fagging.
- Chapter Five.
- Shaking down to Work.
- Chapter Six.
- Mr Cripps the younger.
- Chapter Seven.
- The “Dominican,” Number One.
- Chapter Eight.
- A Quarrel and a Cricket Match.
- Chapter Nine.
- A Rod in Pickle.
- Chapter Ten.
- The Fourth Junior at home.
- Chapter Eleven.
- In the Toils.
- Chapter Twelve.
- The “Dominican” again.
- Chapter Thirteen.
- Company at the Cockchafer.
- Chapter Fourteen.
- Sixth versus School.
- Chapter Fifteen.
- A Lower School Festival.
- Chapter Sixteen.
- Guinea-Pigs and Tadpoles on Strike.
- Chapter Seventeen.
- The Doctor among the Guinea-Pigs.
- Chapter Eighteen.
- A Holiday Adventure.
- Chapter Nineteen.
- An old Fire re-kindled.
- Chapter Twenty.
- A Crisis.
- Chapter Twenty One.
- The Fight that did not come off.
- Chapter Twenty Two.
- The Nightingale Examination.
- Chapter Twenty Three.
- A Turn of the Tide.
- Chapter Twenty Four.
- The Result of the Examination.
- Chapter Twenty Five.
- Loman in Luck.
- Chapter Twenty Six.
- At Coventry.
- Chapter Twenty Seven.
- The “Dominican” on the Situation.
- Chapter Twenty Eight.
- Mr Cripps at Saint Dominic’s.
- Chapter Twenty Nine.
- A queer Prize-Day.
- Chapter Thirty.
- A new Turn of the Tide.
- Chapter Thirty One.
- Loman in Luck again.
- Chapter Thirty Two.
- The “Dominican” comes round.
- Chapter Thirty Three.
- A startling Discovery.
- Chapter Thirty Four.
- The Match against the County.
- Chapter Thirty Five.
- A vocal, instrumental, and dramatic Entertainment in the Fourth Junior.
- Chapter Thirty Six.
- Missing.
- Chapter Thirty Seven.
- Found!
- Chapter Thirty Eight.
- Good-Bye to Saint Dominic’s.
- The End.
How to Listen
- 1. Click "Listen Free" above
- 2. The book opens in CastReader's browser reader
- 3. Click the play button — AI narration starts with word highlighting
- 4. Use "Send to Phone" to continue listening on your phone
More by Talbot Baines Reed
You Might Also Like
FAQ
Is this audiobook really free?
Yes. "The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's: A School Story" is a public domain work from Project Gutenberg. CastReader converts it to audio using AI text-to-speech for free. No account or payment needed.
What does the AI voice sound like?
CastReader uses Kokoro TTS, a natural-sounding AI voice. It handles punctuation, names, and dialogue naturally. Most listeners forget it's AI after a few minutes.
Can I listen on my phone?
Yes. Open the book, then use "Send to Phone" to stream audio to your phone via Telegram. No app download needed.