The Fortunes of Glencore
Charles James Lever
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Viscount Glencore has retreated to live alone with his son in Glencore castle after his wife deserted him claiming she did not love him. He wishes to exact revenge on her by denouncing the marriage and therefore proclaiming his son to be illegitimate. This consequently robs the child of his birthright and upon his father telling him his intentions, the boy runs away and refuses to return home. Glencore asks his old friend Upton to become the boys guardian to which he agrees after much protestation against it. The boy and his companion Billy move abroad to pursue their schooling and try to live a life of anonymity but all does not go according to plan. (Summary by Michele Eaton) (17 hr 12 min)
Chapitres
Preface | 5:08 | Lu par Clay Beauchamp |
A Lonely Landscape | 23:51 | Lu par Lynne T |
Glencore Castle | 12:10 | Lu par KarlHenning |
Billy Traynor-Poet, Pedlar and Physician | 15:46 | Lu par KarlHenning |
A Visitor | 20:55 | Lu par KarlHenning |
Colonel Harcourt's Letter | 12:29 | Lu par Linda Fredericks |
Queer Companionship | 15:16 | Lu par Linda Fredericks |
A Great Diplomatist | 13:53 | Lu par Jessi |
The Great Man's Arrival | 20:01 | Lu par Lynne T |
A Medical Visit | 15:59 | Lu par Lynne T |
A Disclosure | 22:29 | Lu par Grumpy Old Squid |
Some Lights And Shadows Of Diplomatic Life | 37:27 | Lu par Grumpy Old Squid |
A Night At Sea | 19:00 | Lu par Grumpy Old Squid |
A Vow Accomplished | 17:34 | Lu par Grumpy Old Squid |
Billy Traynor And The Colonel | 11:49 | Lu par Linda Fredericks |
A Sick Bed | 6:47 | Lu par Imagine |
The Project | 20:20 | Lu par Lynne T |
A Tete-A-Tete | 10:27 | Lu par Arlene Joyce |
Billy Traynor As Orator | 15:15 | Lu par Arlene Joyce |
The Cascine At Florence | 19:12 | Lu par Arlene Joyce |
The Villa Fossombroni | 16:18 | Lu par Arlene Joyce |
Some Traits Of Life | 12:50 | Lu par Arlene Joyce |
An Uptonian Despatch | 11:30 | Lu par Arlene Joyce |
The Tutor And His Pupil | 13:52 | Lu par Lynne T |
How A Reception Comes To Its Close | 22:32 | Lu par Lynne T |
A Duke And His Minister | 23:47 | Lu par Lynne T |
Italian Troubles | 16:41 | Lu par Linda Andrus |
Carrara | 16:03 | Lu par Linda Andrus |
A Night Scene | 15:01 | Lu par Lynne T |
A Council Of State | 12:29 | Lu par Lynne T |
The Life They Led At Massa | 15:37 | Lu par Linda Andrus |
At Massa | 18:23 | Lu par Linda Andrus |
The Pavillion In The Garden | 14:05 | Lu par Lynne T |
Night Thoughts | 16:12 | Lu par Lynne T |
A Minister's Letter | 17:42 | Lu par Steve C |
Harcourt's Lodgings | 31:51 | Lu par Linda Andrus |
A Fevered Mind | 20:34 | Lu par Linda Andrus |
The Villa At Sorrento | 26:59 | Lu par Linda Andrus |
A Diplomatist's Dinner | 29:46 | Lu par Linda Andrus |
A Very Broken Narrative | 28:53 | Lu par Linda Andrus |
Uptonism | 20:04 | Lu par Linda Andrus |
An Evening In Florence | 25:42 | Lu par Rosie |
Madame De Sabbloukoff In The Morning | 20:25 | Lu par Peter John Keeble |
Doings In Downing Street | 18:05 | Lu par Peter John Keeble |
The Subtleties Of Statecraft | 34:07 | Lu par Linda Andrus |
Some Sad Reveries | 28:18 | Lu par Linda Andrus |
The Flood In The Magra | 26:44 | Lu par Linda Andrus |
A Fragment Of A Letter | 17:11 | Lu par Lynne T |
How A Sovereign Treats With His Minister | 14:13 | Lu par Lynne T |
Social Diplomacies | 18:40 | Lu par Lynne T |
Ante-Dinner Reflections | 10:47 | Lu par Lynne T |
Conflicting Thoughts | 21:49 | Lu par Linda Fredericks |
Major Scaresby's Visit | 17:27 | Lu par Linda Fredericks |
A Mask In Carnival Time | 34:03 | Lu par Lynne T |
The End | 8:04 | Lu par Kimberly Krause |
Critiques
Thanks Again To all Readers





Jpassservais
I have looked back at some of the reviews I have written and I realize that I have concentrated more on my gratitude to Librivox and to all the readers that I have disgracefully fallen short on what I think of the stories, poems, etc. But as I listen to all of you reading I can't shake off the feeling of sincere gratitude I feel for all of your work and the time you have given me and so many others. I also feel very humble when I even consider that I am qualified to give a good review of the works of so many gifted men and women in what I feel was the "golden age" of literature. If I do not like a book I will not write a review of it or if I do not particularly like the sound of anyone's voice I could not say so and risk hurting that good person who has done their best for my benefit. So thank you all at Librivox and God bless you.
Interesting





Phxjennifer
The plot is straightforward, but a couple of things make this book really worth reading: the author gives us several unforgettable characters, a detailed and cynical view of British diplomacy in the mid-19th century, and a peek into the workings of a pathologically jealous mind.





Jo
Well read, thank you to all the readers. The novel is quite interesting in that the plot is often happening in the background; the stars of the show are really the characters and character relationships.