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)
Kapitel
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 |
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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.