When London Burned
G. A. Henty
Read by Keith Salis
Follow the exciting beginnings of the career of Sir Cyril Shenstone. Orphaned at the death of his father, Sir Aubrey Shenstone, Cyril begins to use his intelligence and honesty to help merchants with their bookkeeping. While this is not an adventuresome lifestyle, Cyril finds opportunities to help his employer and build his standing. Through some Providential occurrences involving a fire of wealthy estates, thwarting burglaries, saving the honor of a young maiden, and saving the Price's ship in a battle, Cyril is put in command of a small vessel and further aids the British navy in battle. The story enforces for us the importance of looking for God's will in our lives, no matter in what situation He has placed us. - Summary by Keith Salis (0 hr 38 min)
Chapters
Preface - Ch 1 Fatherless | 47:27 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 2 A Change for the Better | 32:47 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 3 A Thief Somewhere | 34:21 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 4 Captured | 34:27 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 5 Kidnapped | 36:20 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 6 A Narrow Escape | 34:19 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 7 Saved from a Villain | 33:39 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 8 The Captain's Yarn | 41:06 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 9 The Fire in the Savoy | 15:56 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 10 How John Wilkes Fought the Dutch | 18:13 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 11 Prince Rupert | 34:53 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 12 New Friends | 35:23 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 13 The Battle of Lowestoft | 34:50 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 14 Honourable Scars | 36:49 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 15 The Plague | 38:03 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 16 Father and Son | 37:24 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 17 Smitten Down | 36:08 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 18 A Stroke of Good Fortune | 35:31 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 19 Taking Possession | 32:50 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 20 A Fight off Dunkirk | 32:15 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 21 London in Flames | 34:04 | Read by Keith Salis |
Ch 22 After the Fire | 41:36 | Read by Keith Salis |
Reviews
ok story, interesting history
Jonathan Loghry
not Henty's best by any means, but enjoyable enough and worth reading for the account of the plague that struck London.
great book
A LibriVox Listener
great book and the narrator did an excellent job and made it very enjoyable