The Sacred Herb
Fergus Hume
Read by Sharon Kilmer
A rich playboy comes home from travels abroad and is bully-ragged by his eccentric aunt into finding meaning for his life. This he does by helping a school chum save his fiancée from the gallows and the playboy falls head over heels in love with the fiancée. A web of deception and lies is revealed and also a long list of who loves who filled with how much each is willing to accept. The colorful cast includes a south sea captain, a fortuneteller, and a colorful doctor who is an authority on the inhabitants and customs of Easter Island. Then, of course, there is the sacred herb!—Enjoy!! (Summary by Sharon Kilmer) (10 hr 0 min)
Chapters
The Latest Sensation | 20:15 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
The Trial | 21:09 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
The Paper-Cutter | 23:02 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
Evidencer for the Prosecution | 20:33 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
Mrs. Rover's Masked Ball | 24:27 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
A Startling Discovery | 21:08 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
Shepworth Explains | 21:17 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
A Private Explanation | 23:23 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
Dr. Horace | 23:39 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
The Verdict | 22:32 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
Dr. Horace's Warning | 20:53 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
Mrs. Dolly Rover | 21:47 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
Lanwin Grange | 25:40 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
Mrs. Blexey's Opinion | 20:37 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
Jadby Plays a Card | 23:24 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
Dr. Horace Intervenes | 22:49 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
The Old, Old Story | 24:52 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
The Power of the Herb | 26:06 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
Circumstantial Evidence | 25:12 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
Mr. Rover Explains | 21:53 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
A Possible Scandal | 24:05 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
The Unexpected | 24:14 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
Helpless | 21:45 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
The Beginning of the End | 21:19 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
Explanations | 21:45 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
A Confession | 17:46 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
All's Well That Ends | 15:27 | Read by Sharon Kilmer |
Reviews
SHAKESPEARE SAID IT!
AVID READER
A clever story with enough twists to keep the reader guessing. Sharon read it well.
Paul Busman
An excellent reading of an interesting mystery. I'd never heard of this author before but I'll surely listen to more of his novels.
not my favorite
Toto Loco
i really struggled to get up to the end. i didn't got hocked i guess
excellent
obx12
Well written mystery with the listener involved with twists in the plot. Thanks to a good reader
Good yarn !!!
Ayla
Very well read by Sharon Kilmer !!!
OK types story
Apun
Not great, not bad. Very well read.
Nice clear read
A LibriVox Listener
Great story -- and reader a good fit, nice rhythm. Pondering how many other of Hume's novels will end up in Project Gutenberg.
silly story
Suzie
Complicated inane plot, weak character development, ridiculous dialog, not one of the author’s better novels.