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The Maroon

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(4,667 Sterne; 3 Bewertungen)

Herbert Vaughan arrives at Mount Welcome, a sugar plantation on the island of Jamaica, after his father had passed away. His arrival is not exactly welcomed, and it sets off a chain of events involving intrigue, romance, jealousy and, of course, voodoo. (23 hr 2 min)

Chapters

Volume 1 Chapter 1 - A Jamaica Sugar Estate

11:57

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Volume 1 Chapter 2 - A Myal Man

12:46

Read by Kerry Adams

Volume 1 Chapter 3 - A Jamaica Dejeuner

11:07

Read by XavierVO27

Volume 1 Chapter 4 - Two Letters

16:20

Read by XavierVO27

Volume 1 Chapter 5 - The Slaver

10:39

Read by Joann Seah

Volume 1 Chapter 6 - Jowler and Jessuron

8:21

Read by David K. Ewen, M.Ed.

Volume 1 Chapter 7 - The Foolah Prince

16:46

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Volume 1 Chapter 8 - A Handsome Offer

13:44

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Volume 1 Chapter 9 - Judith Jessuron

16:39

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Volume 1 Chapter 10 - The Sea Nymph

19:23

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Volume 1 Chapter 11 - Loftus Vaughan on the Look-out

15:04

Read by John

Volume 1 Chapter 12 - Kate and Yola

14:11

Read by MJ Rodriguez

Volume 1 Chapter 13 - Quashie

10:12

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Volume 1 Chapter 14 - Travelling at the Tail

12:53

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Volume 1 Chapter 15 - A Slippery Floor

15:27

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Volume 1 Chapter 16 - The Kiosk

10:44

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Volume 1 Chapter 17 - A Bold Resolve

9:35

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Volume 1 Chapter 18 - The Encounter of the Cousins

8:18

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Volume 1 Chapter 19 - A Surly Reception

13:48

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Volume 1 Chapter 20 - The Jew's Penn

17:28

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Volume 1 Chapter 21 - A Fiery Baptism

14:45

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Volume 1 Chapter 22 - A Couch of Silk-Cotton

10:42

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Volume 1 Chapter 23 - A Tree Fountain

10:35

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Volume 1 Chapter 24 - The Hog-Hunter

11:02

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Volume 1 Chapter 25 - The Runaway

9:10

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Volume 1 Chapter 26 - A Combat Declined

11:18

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Volume 1 Chapter 27 - The Maroons

10:20

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Volume 1 Chapter 28 - A Forest Breakfast

16:21

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Volume 1 Chapter 29 - Quaco

9:59

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Volume 1 Chapter 30 - A Jamaica Justice

16:48

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Volume 1 Chapter 31 - An Unexpected Patron

11:50

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Volume 1 Chapter 32 - A Plotting Parent

14:45

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Volume 1 Chapter 33 - Another of the Same

11:21

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Volume 1 Chapter 34 - A Sweetheart Expected

9:00

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Volume 1 Chapter 35 - A Love Scene under a Cieba

18:04

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Volume 2 Chapter 1 - Smythje in Shooting Costume

12:01

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Volume 2 Chapter 2 - A Cockney Sportsman

10:19

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Volume 2 Chapter 3 - Stalking a Turkey

8:51

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Volume 2 Chapter 4 - Smythje Embarrassed by his Boots

10:20

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Volume 2 Chapter 5 - A Tropic Shower

7:56

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Volume 2 Chapter 6 - A Dangerous Dance

11:47

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Volume 2 Chapter 7 - Quashie in a Quandry

12:12

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Volume 2 Chapter 8 - A Scarcity of Trousers

10:26

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Volume 2 Chapter 9 - Herbert in the Happy Valley

15:52

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Volume 2 Chapter 10 - In Search of Justice

11:20

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Volume 2 Chapter 11 - Magistrate and Maroon

14:05

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Volume 2 Chapter 12 - The Smythje Eclipse

12:02

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Volume 2 Chapter 13 - A Proposal Postponed

14:11

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Volume 2 Chapter 14 - The Obscuration

15:15

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Volume 2 Chapter 15 - An Encounter of Eyes

8:22

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Volume 2 Chapter 16 - The Smythje Ball

22:15

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Volume 2 Chapter 17 - After the Ball

11:19

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Volume 2 Chapter 18 - Paving the Way

20:07

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Volume 2 Chapter 19 - The Duppy's Hole

14:22

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Volume 2 Chapter 20 - Chakra, the Myal-Man

12:03

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Volume 2 Chapter 21 - The Resurrection

12:47

Read by Josh Herlihy

Volume 2 Chapter 22 - The Love-Spell

7:32

Read by Josh Herlihy

Volume 2 Chapter 23 - Chakra Redivivus

13:05

Read by Josh Herlihy

Volume 2 Chapter 24 - The Bargain of Obeah

17:09

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Volume 2 Chapter 25 - The Mysterious Motive

9:00

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Volume 2 Chapter 26 - The Death Spell

7:35

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Volume 2 Chapter 27 - The Invocation of Accompong

14:26

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Volume 2 Chapter 28 - Midnight Wanderers

18:28

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Volume 2 Chapter 29 - Tracking the Strollers

7:48

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Volume 2 Chapter 30 - Cynthia in the Way

11:36

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Volume 2 Chapter 31 - Strange Disclosures

14:37

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Volume 2 Chapter 32 - A Stormy Scene

11:52

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Volume 2 Chapter 33 - Where Next?

20:13

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Volume 2 Chapter 34 - A Dark Compact

10:05

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Volume 2 Chapter 35 - Stalking the Sleeper

13:55

Read by VBagolor

Volume 2 Chapter 36 - A Mission for the Man-Hunters

8:43

Read by TriciaG

Volume 3 Chapter 1 - A Starling Summons

8:50

Read by John

Volume 3 Chapter 2 - Blue Dick

8:39

Read by John

Volume 3 Chapter 3 - The Mysterious Absence

13:15

Read by John

Volume 3 Chapter 4 - A Shadowed Spirit

9:47

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Volume 3 Chapter 5 - The Stirrup-Cup

7:10

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Volume 3 Chapter 6 - The Horn Signal

12:19

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Volume 3 Chapter 7 - Quaco's Queer Encounter

7:53

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Volume 3 Chapter 8 - An Uncle in Danger

8:39

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Volume 3 Chapter 9 - An Equestrian Excursion

8:12

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Volume 3 Chapter 10 - Smythje Among the Statues

7:01

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Volume 3 Chapter 11 - A Strange Determination

7:38

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Volume 3 Chapter 12 - A Jealous Reconnoissance

7:38

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Volume 3 Chapter 13 - A Spy in Ambush

10:08

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Volume 3 Chapter 14 - A Fell Purpose Defeated

11:29

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Volume 3 Chapter 15 - Cynthia's Report

9:09

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Volume 3 Chapter 16 - A Day of Conjectures

8:25

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Volume 3 Chapter 17 - The Sick Traveller

9:26

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Volume 3 Chapter 18 - A Hideous Intruder

9:02

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Volume 3 Chapter 19 - Two Speculative Travellers

10:45

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Volume 3 Chapter 20 - No Blood

11:23

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Volume 3 Chapter 21 - The Captures of Caçadores

10:07

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Volume 3 Chapter 22 - A Double Murder

7:53

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Volume 3 Chapter 23 - Chakra on the Back Track

11:48

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Volume 3 Chapter 24 - The Vigil of Love and the Vigil of Jealousy

13:25

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Volume 3 Chapter 25 - Cynthia in Trouble

13:00

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Volume 3 Chapter 26 - A Fatal Sneeze

8:27

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Volume 3 Chapter 27 - Chakra Trimming his Lamp

10:32

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Volume 3 Chapter 28 - Setting the Signal

9:31

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Volume 3 Chapter 29 - The Cry of the Solitaire

13:04

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Volume 3 Chapter 30 - A Sad Procession

8:34

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Volume 3 Chapter 31 - The Abduction

11:56

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Volume 3 Chapter 32 - Burglars! Robbers! Murderers!

10:21

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Volume 3 Chapter 33 - Dread Conjectures

10:38

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Volume 3 Chapter 34 - Smythje Still Living

8:08

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Volume 3 Chapter 35 - On the Track of the Destroyer

7:46

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Volume 3 Chapter 36 - Too Late

9:48

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Volume 3 Chapter 37 - The Corpse of a Cousin

8:39

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Volume 3 Chapter 38 - The Sleep-Spell

13:27

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Volume 3 Chapter 39 - A New Job for Chakra

8:59

Read by John

Volume 3 Chapter 40 - Dead, or Asleep?

10:34

Read by John

Volume 3 Chapter 41 - Quaco Turned Myal-Man

9:22

Read by John

Volume 3 Chapter 42 - The Rescue

7:06

Read by John

Volume 3 Chapter 43 - Down the Mountain

13:16

Read by John

Volume 3 Chapter 44 - An Orphan

9:57

Read by John

Volume 3 Chapter 45 - An Involuntary Suicide

12:04

Read by John

Volume 3 Chapter 46 - Quaco in Ambush

6:10

Read by John

Volume 3 Chapter 47 - The Doom of Destiny

10:15

Read by John

Volume 3 Chapter 48 - Conclusion

15:52

Read by John

Bewertungen

Epic Saga of Conflicting Interests

(4,5 Sterne)

Long and detailed saga, yet well written and interesting. Narration very good overall.