The Protector
Harold Bindloss
Read by Roger Melin
Harold Bindloss, while born in England, based most of his novels in western Canada, and The Protector is based primarily in and around Vancouver and Victoria.
There is often danger involved in the mining and timber industries north of Vancouver, and there is also danger in the trust given to people who own and operate these mines and timber lands. And finding one's way in locating them can be equally as difficult as well. Wallace Vane and his trusted friend Carroll seemed to encounter these dangers in a seemingly endless journey both for business purposes and for adventure in their search for adequate timber land which they had inadvertently heard of.
What is the driving force behind Wallace Vane? Did he regret leaving his home country and the people he knew when he left England, therefore had something to prove, but didn't even realize it himself? Was it simply a secret joy that he received whenever he observed the beauty of his adopted country with its mountains, forests, and crystal clear water? Perhaps it was his reasonable success in the lumber industry? Or was it something deeper within him? Something, perhaps, that he didn't even recognize himself? (Introduction by Roger Melin) (9 hr 31 min)
Chapters
01 - A Friend in Need | 22:20 | Read by Roger Melin |
02 - A Breeze of Wind | 22:53 | Read by Roger Melin |
03 - An Afternoon Ashore | 15:59 | Read by Roger Melin |
04 - A Change of Environment | 18:20 | Read by Roger Melin |
05 - The Old Country | 15:16 | Read by Roger Melin |
06 - Upon the Heights | 19:25 | Read by Roger Melin |
07 - Storm-Stayed | 18:57 | Read by Roger Melin |
08 - Lucy Vane | 16:17 | Read by Roger Melin |
09 - Chisolm Proves Amenable | 12:43 | Read by Roger Melin |
10 - With the Otter Hounds | 23:37 | Read by Roger Melin |
11 - Vane Withdraws | 22:51 | Read by Roger Melin |
12 - Vane Grows Restless | 14:04 | Read by Roger Melin |
13 - A New Project | 17:32 | Read by Roger Melin |
14 - Vane Sails North | 11:39 | Read by Roger Melin |
15 - The First Misadventure | 14:45 | Read by Roger Melin |
16 - The Bush | 16:18 | Read by Roger Melin |
17 - Vane Postpones the Search | 11:38 | Read by Roger Melin |
18 - Jessie Confers a Favour | 17:03 | Read by Roger Melin |
19 - Vane Foresees Trouble | 15:06 | Read by Roger Melin |
20 - The Flood | 11:45 | Read by Roger Melin |
21 - Vane Yields a Point | 22:12 | Read by Roger Melin |
22 - Evelyn Goes for a Sail | 16:49 | Read by Roger Melin |
23 - Vane Proves Obdurate | 20:01 | Read by Roger Melin |
24 - Jessie Strikes | 22:59 | Read by Roger Melin |
25 - The Intercepted Letter | 20:02 | Read by Roger Melin |
26 - On the Trail | 12:13 | Read by Roger Melin |
27 - The End of the Search | 26:48 | Read by Roger Melin |
28 - Carroll Seeks Help | 23:32 | Read by Roger Melin |
29 - Jessie's Contrition | 26:27 | Read by Roger Melin |
30 - Convincing Testimony | 19:04 | Read by Roger Melin |
31 - Vane is Reinstated | 22:41 | Read by Roger Melin |
Reviews
excellent reading, great story
darthlaurel
In an age when those who themselves are incapable of great things criticize and undercut those who have done and do those things, it is a balm to hear a story about how real men act, and have often acted throughout history. Although this is fiction, it is rooted in the way men have worked and pushed themselves to conquer the challenges of their day. People who judge it as archaic, and use idiot phrases like "toxic masculinity", will not live long enough to see the stupidity and insanity of this age judged even more harshly by future generations. Great story, great reading.
exciting adventure story, with love..
joe zimmerman in salcha,alaska
wonderful tale..great job as always from mr melin..thank you !
awesome guy ..
JoeZimmermanSalchaAk
very GOOD , thank for for great story !!! thank you again & again for your precious time like a movie ... I (watched), listened again ..
A LibriVox Listener
Good story! I would have liked one more chapter as it seemed to end abruptly.
sxbsxb
Good reader. Fun albeit predictable story.
So well written, so well read
A LibriVox Listener
I thoroughly enjoyed this story - felt I got to know and appreciate the characters. Thanks to the narrator for his excellent reading!
Listen to this one
Patricia Lopez
I liked the suspense and a love that was reconnected. Mr Roger Melin is an amazing reader , one of the best in my opinion!!