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Sons of the Covenant: A Tale of London Jewry

Gelesen von Adrian Praetzellis

(4,786 Sterne; 14 Bewertungen)

Born in London's poverty-stricken and heavily Jewish East End, the Lipcott boys create their own successes in life and love. The brothers' commitment to improving the lives of working class people leads them to concoct The Scheme to help both the residents of their former neighbourhood and the Jewish people as a whole. The author stresses the responsibility of middle class Jews toward the Jewish poor. Consequently, this 1900 story has its preachy moments as well as some essentialised speculations about Jewish history and character. But the book isn't all earnestness - there are character studies, love interests, and some great comic scenes, too!

The son of a Russian rabbi, Samuel Gordon (1871-1927) was born in Germany and came to England at the age of 13. Like Phil Lipcott, his protagonist in this novel, Gordon attended Cambridge University. The club envisioned by The Scheme seems modeled after London's Jewish Working Men's Institute. This was one of several East End organisations (e.g., the Jewish Girls Club, the Brady Boys Club) established by Jewish philanthropists around the turn of the 19th century to "instill in the rising generation all that is best in the English character..." (Col. A. E. Goldsmit, founder of the Jewish Lads Brigade). (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis) (16 hr 5 min)

Chapters

Chapter 01

13:42

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Chapter 02

17:15

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Chapter 03

21:13

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Chapter 04

12:27

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Chapter 05

18:51

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Chapter 06

26:22

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Chapter 07

17:04

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Chapter 08

24:49

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Chapter 09

13:29

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Chapter 10

35:26

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Chapter 11

13:17

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Chapter 12

42:14

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Chapter 13

28:54

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Chapter 14

37:44

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Chapter 15

17:55

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Chapter 16

29:40

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Chapter 17

44:31

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Chapter 18 Part 1

29:42

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Chapter 18 Part 2

36:05

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Chapter 19

54:09

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Chapter 20 Part 1

16:22

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Chapter 20 Part 2

32:21

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Chapter 21

26:09

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Chapter 22

45:52

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Chapter 23

36:51

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Chapter 24

45:27

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Chapter 25

22:03

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Chapter 26

26:09

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Chapter 27

29:20

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Chapter 28

25:45

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Chapter 29

22:57

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Chapter 30

36:10

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Chapter 31 Part 1

28:27

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Chapter 31 Part 2

37:06

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Bewertungen

Great book!

(5 Sterne)

What a surprise! I really don't know what I had expected from this book, and I almost passed it up! I'm happy that I didn't! I even listened 2 times

(5 Sterne)

a good book nice and long. I enjoyed the first 3/4 of it better than the last part. Adrian's reading is what made it a good book

(5 Sterne)

Excellent story, very well written. The narrator needs no introduction, of course. Adrian Praetzellis brings to life every book he reads. Many many many thanks. Bless you.

Fantastic!

(5 Sterne)

The story is well written and the narrator was excellent

My Grandfather's Childhood

(5 Sterne)

My grandfather grew up in London.

(4,5 Sterne)

very good book. the narrator read so beautifully