The Twenty-fourth of June

By: Grace S. Richmond

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

This classic work, a paean to Midsummer’s Day (the Feast of St. John the Baptist), at the time of the Summer Solstice, is a love story like no other. The story of a rather arrogant grandson of a millionaire who flits through life with little sense of purpose. Then young Richard Kendrick sees lovely Roberta Gray—and is transfixed. But she is anything but, where he is concerned. For dilettantes she has nothing but scorn. Richmond’s unforgettable novel chronicles the clash that takes place when a man falls in love with a woman as beautiful inside as out—a woman not in the least interested in him. When he persists, she throws down a gage at his feet: if he cares for her at all, he must agree to have nothing to do with her, have no contact with her, send her no gifts—no flowers even—for almost half a year. Until Midsummer’s Day. All the suspense of the novel is woven into the fabric of those months of noncommunication. How it all plays out—well, you’ll have to read it for yourself. Now with a comprehensive biography of Grace Richmond, an introduction to the writing of the text, and study questions by Joe L. Wheeler.