The Fortunes of Glencore


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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)

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Preface 5:08 Gelesen von Clay Beauchamp
A Lonely Landscape 23:51 Gelesen von Lynne T
Glencore Castle 12:10 Gelesen von KarlHenning
Billy Traynor-Poet, Pedlar and Physician 15:46 Gelesen von KarlHenning
A Visitor 20:55 Gelesen von KarlHenning
Colonel Harcourt's Letter 12:29 Gelesen von Linda Fredericks
Queer Companionship 15:16 Gelesen von Linda Fredericks
A Great Diplomatist 13:53 Gelesen von Jessi
The Great Man's Arrival 20:01 Gelesen von Lynne T
A Medical Visit 15:59 Gelesen von Lynne T
A Disclosure 22:29 Gelesen von Grumpy Old Squid
Some Lights And Shadows Of Diplomatic Life 37:27 Gelesen von Grumpy Old Squid
A Night At Sea 19:00 Gelesen von Grumpy Old Squid
A Vow Accomplished 17:34 Gelesen von Grumpy Old Squid
Billy Traynor And The Colonel 11:49 Gelesen von Linda Fredericks
A Sick Bed 6:47 Gelesen von Imagine
The Project 20:20 Gelesen von Lynne T
A Tete-A-Tete 10:27 Gelesen von Arlene Joyce
Billy Traynor As Orator 15:15 Gelesen von Arlene Joyce
The Cascine At Florence 19:12 Gelesen von Arlene Joyce
The Villa Fossombroni 16:18 Gelesen von Arlene Joyce
Some Traits Of Life 12:50 Gelesen von Arlene Joyce
An Uptonian Despatch 11:30 Gelesen von Arlene Joyce
The Tutor And His Pupil 13:52 Gelesen von Lynne T
How A Reception Comes To Its Close 22:32 Gelesen von Lynne T
A Duke And His Minister 23:47 Gelesen von Lynne T
Italian Troubles 16:41 Gelesen von Linda Andrus
Carrara 16:03 Gelesen von Linda Andrus
A Night Scene 15:01 Gelesen von Lynne T
A Council Of State 12:29 Gelesen von Lynne T
The Life They Led At Massa 15:37 Gelesen von Linda Andrus
At Massa 18:23 Gelesen von Linda Andrus
The Pavillion In The Garden 14:05 Gelesen von Lynne T
Night Thoughts 16:12 Gelesen von Lynne T
A Minister's Letter 17:42 Gelesen von Steve C
Harcourt's Lodgings 31:51 Gelesen von Linda Andrus
A Fevered Mind 20:34 Gelesen von Linda Andrus
The Villa At Sorrento 26:59 Gelesen von Linda Andrus
A Diplomatist's Dinner 29:46 Gelesen von Linda Andrus
A Very Broken Narrative 28:53 Gelesen von Linda Andrus
Uptonism 20:04 Gelesen von Linda Andrus
An Evening In Florence 25:42 Gelesen von Rosie
Madame De Sabbloukoff In The Morning 20:25 Gelesen von Peter John Keeble
Doings In Downing Street 18:05 Gelesen von Peter John Keeble
The Subtleties Of Statecraft 34:07 Gelesen von Linda Andrus
Some Sad Reveries 28:18 Gelesen von Linda Andrus
The Flood In The Magra 26:44 Gelesen von Linda Andrus
A Fragment Of A Letter 17:11 Gelesen von Lynne T
How A Sovereign Treats With His Minister 14:13 Gelesen von Lynne T
Social Diplomacies 18:40 Gelesen von Lynne T
Ante-Dinner Reflections 10:47 Gelesen von Lynne T
Conflicting Thoughts 21:49 Gelesen von Linda Fredericks
Major Scaresby's Visit 17:27 Gelesen von Linda Fredericks
A Mask In Carnival Time 34:03 Gelesen von Lynne T
The End 8:04 Gelesen von Kimberly Krause

Bewertungen

Thanks Again To all Readers


(5 Sterne)

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


(4 Sterne)

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.


(5 Sterne)

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.