The House by the Churchyard
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Read by John
Murder, mystery, mayhem, romance and relationships. Our classic who-done-it takes place in olde Dublin, Ireland in the village of Chapelizod around the Royal Irish Artillery base. A mysterious skull has been uncovered in the church graveyard. Whose skull is it, and how did it get those two crushing head wounds and the large hole in it, and why? I think you will enjoy hearing as well as I loved reading all 100 chapters. - Summary by John Brandon (26 hr 21 min)
Chapters
A Prologue—being a dish of village chat | 29:55 | Read by John |
Chapter 1 | 12:37 | Read by John |
Chapter 2 | 8:46 | Read by John |
Chapter 3 | 12:16 | Read by John |
Chapter 4 | 25:44 | Read by John |
Chapter 5 | 25:27 | Read by John |
Chapter 6 | 9:56 | Read by John |
Chapter 7 | 16:42 | Read by John |
Chapter 8 | 14:09 | Read by John |
Chapter 9 | 13:55 | Read by John |
Chapter 10 | 17:51 | Read by John |
Chapter 11 | 15:58 | Read by John |
Chapter 12 | 23:37 | Read by John |
Chapter 13 | 10:14 | Read by John |
Chapter 14 | 11:12 | Read by John |
Chapter 15 | 15:04 | Read by John |
Chapter 16 | 27:30 | Read by John |
Chapter 17 | 18:15 | Read by John |
Chapter 18 | 19:02 | Read by John |
Chapter 19 | 9:44 | Read by John |
Chapter 20 | 20:00 | Read by John |
Chapter 21 | 14:36 | Read by John |
Chapter 22 | 12:51 | Read by John |
Chapter 23 | 16:06 | Read by John |
Chapter 24 | 11:19 | Read by John |
Chapter 25 | 18:13 | Read by John |
Chapter 26 | 10:04 | Read by John |
Chapter 27 | 15:58 | Read by John |
Chapter 28 | 10:32 | Read by John |
Chapter 29 | 18:16 | Read by John |
Chapter 30 | 13:36 | Read by John |
Chapter 31 | 7:32 | Read by John |
Chapter 32 | 10:53 | Read by John |
Chapter 33 | 8:43 | Read by John |
Chapter 34 | 14:47 | Read by John |
Chapter 35 | 10:01 | Read by John |
Chapter 36 | 10:58 | Read by John |
Chapter 37 | 14:56 | Read by John |
Chapter 38 | 11:45 | Read by John |
Chapter 39 | 7:26 | Read by John |
Chapter 40 | 17:07 | Read by John |
Chapter 41 | 15:05 | Read by John |
Chapter 42 | 9:17 | Read by John |
Chapter 43 | 13:50 | Read by John |
Chapter 44 | 9:48 | Read by John |
Chapter 45 | 12:46 | Read by John |
Chapter 46 | 12:34 | Read by John |
Chapter 47 | 23:26 | Read by John |
Chapter 48 | 11:22 | Read by John |
Chapter 49 | 8:36 | Read by John |
Chapter 50 | 16:07 | Read by John |
Chapter 51 | 16:34 | Read by John |
Chapter 52 | 9:02 | Read by John |
Chapter 53 | 13:39 | Read by John |
Chapter 54 | 17:02 | Read by John |
Chapter 55 | 9:23 | Read by John |
Chapter 56 | 8:10 | Read by John |
Chapter 57 | 14:49 | Read by John |
Chapter 58 | 15:05 | Read by John |
Chapter 59 | 17:02 | Read by John |
Chapter 60 | 17:51 | Read by John |
Chapter 61 | 12:10 | Read by John |
Chapter 62 | 10:44 | Read by John |
Chapter 63 | 17:17 | Read by John |
Chapter 64 | 17:12 | Read by John |
Chapter 65 | 10:04 | Read by John |
Chapter 66 | 15:27 | Read by John |
Chapter 67 | 11:34 | Read by John |
Chapter 68 | 14:31 | Read by John |
Chapter 69 | 13:33 | Read by John |
Chapter 70 | 17:33 | Read by John |
Chapter 71 | 15:27 | Read by John |
Chapter 72 | 14:28 | Read by John |
Chapter 73 | 11:54 | Read by John |
Chapter 74 | 13:47 | Read by John |
Chapter 75 | 16:14 | Read by John |
Chapter 76 | 16:54 | Read by John |
Chapter 77 | 12:45 | Read by John |
Chapter 78 | 18:15 | Read by John |
Chapter 79 | 11:47 | Read by John |
Chapter 80 | 20:05 | Read by John |
Chapter 81 | 12:38 | Read by John |
Chapter 82 | 21:49 | Read by John |
Chapter 83 | 15:10 | Read by John |
Chapter 84 | 13:40 | Read by John |
Chapter 85 | 21:40 | Read by John |
Chapter 86 | 19:08 | Read by John |
Chapter 87 | 18:52 | Read by John |
Chapter 88 | 27:19 | Read by John |
Chapter 89 | 19:09 | Read by John |
Chapter 90 | 19:21 | Read by John |
Chapter 91 | 17:45 | Read by John |
Chapter 92 | 25:41 | Read by John |
Chapter 93 | 19:26 | Read by John |
Chapter 94 | 26:37 | Read by John |
Chapter 95 | 18:08 | Read by John |
Chapter 96 | 32:37 | Read by John |
Chapter 97 | 18:03 | Read by John |
Chapter 98 | 41:08 | Read by John |
Chapter 99 | 16:09 | Read by John |
Reviews
Enjoyable mix of mystery and social novel
Chentkaus
This is a really sprawling novel combining murder mystery with the amusing portrait of small town society. If you're more interested in straightforward murder mysteries, this might not be for you. I really enjoyed this mixture and now have a very vivid picture in my head of this town which is today a suburb of Dublin and Sheridan Le Fanu's childhood home. This is largely due to the superb reader ( really clear pronunciation & perfect pace) and I'll be on the lookout for other books he has read.
Great Narrator
Dahlia
Narrator is fantastic! The story was a bit dry in places, but enjoyable nonetheless.