The Smuggler
George Payne Rainsford James
Read by Lynne T
The county of Kent, situated in the south eastern corner of England is ideally placed for the smugglers' trade. Close to London, with its market for contraband, with the English Channel separating it from France by just 21 miles and the North Sea to the east it was a smugglers' haven. Unlike Cornwall, where smugglers relied on shipwrecks... either caused by inclement weather, or human intervention, the trade in Kent was fueled by gentleman smugglers, who had the wherewithal to fund an import business, but chose to evade customs. They made their fortunes off the hard and dangerous work of others, while they enjoyed their lives of leisure. Mr. Zachary Croyland is an interesting old man, who seems to know about the business and is critical of it... but what is his place in it? Is he an interested observer, who occasionally enjoys illicit brandy-soaked cherries, or is his role more central? And what of his brother, Sir Robert, with his two charming daughters? Whatever their roles, their neighbors, the Radfords, are definitely bad news. The Smuggler was originally published in three volumes. - Summary by Lynne T. (17 hr 10 min)
Chapters
Preface | 5:02 | Read by Lynne T |
Volume I Chapter I | 16:24 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter II | 36:03 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter III | 18:02 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter IV | 21:00 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter V | 27:07 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter VI | 27:05 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter VII | 38:18 | Read by Lynne T |
ChapterVIII | 26:29 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter IX | 22:10 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter X | 24:17 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XI | 23:42 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XII | 20:01 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XIII | 30:48 | Read by Lynne T |
Volume II Chapter I | 30:40 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter II | 26:21 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter III | 35:48 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter IV | 22:00 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter V | 23:20 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter VI | 14:05 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter VII | 24:02 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter VIII | 27:48 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter IX | 16:51 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter X | 27:30 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XI | 41:28 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XII | 44:34 | Read by Lynne T |
Volume III Chapter I | 34:00 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter II | 30:49 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter III | 25:55 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter IV | 24:42 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter V | 39:34 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter VI | 22:43 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter VII | 16:03 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter VIII | 24:10 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter IX | 29:26 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter X | 24:51 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XI | 37:00 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XII | 22:01 | Read by Lynne T |
Chapter XIII | 28:32 | Read by Lynne T |
Reviews
Jo
Good reading of an interesting action-adventure story, with quite an enjoyable romance too.