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