The Book of All Power
Edgar Wallace
Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022)
The Book of All Power by Edgar Wallace is set in London at the beginning, and then the action moves to Russia. The story covers the period from 1910 to 1919 during which the Russian Revolution takes place and this results in drastic changes to Russian society. This book could be described as a romantic adventure story and the main characters are a weird assortment - Malcolm Hay, a young Englishman, a beautiful Grand Duchess of the Russian Aristocracy, a Russian general, a Jewish bookbinder, and an American sharp shooter. Much happens, and the Russian characters, heavily influenced by their religion and politics, provide a fascinating insight into the mind of the Russian people, aristocrats and peasants, and all those in between. - Summary by Peter Thomlinson (5 hr 26 min)
Chapters
Introducing Malcolm Hay | 21:12 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
A Gun-Man Refuses Work | 19:28 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
The Grand Duchess Irene | 24:20 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
The Prince Who Planned | 14:16 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
The Raid on the Silver Lion | 17:04 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
Prince Serganoff Pays the Price | 20:08 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
Kensky of Kieff | 21:22 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
The Grand Duke is Affable | 18:10 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
The Hand at the Window | 17:00 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
Terror in Making | 17:45 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
The Commissary with the Crooked Nose | 13:37 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
In the Prison of St. Basil | 17:38 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
Cherry Bim Makes a Statement | 18:31 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
In the Holy Village | 9:15 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
The Red Bride | 17:07 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
The Book of All-Power | 14:11 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
On the Road | 15:04 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
The Monastery of St.Basil the Leper | 13:24 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
The End of Boolba | 11:42 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
Chapter the Last | 5:09 | Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022) |
Reviews
j.jacks577@googlemail.com
A darn good book. good reader too.
great adventure!
A LibriVox Listener
entertaining and well read