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For Love and Life Vol. 1

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(3,667 Sterne; 3 Bewertungen)

“The device on his shield was a young oak tree pulled up by the roots, with the Spanish word Desdichado, signifying Disinherited.” The novel opens with Mrs. Murray walking with two of her grandchildren along the banks of Loch Arroch in the Scottish border country. They appear to be well-to-do and distinguished, but all is not well within the family and sacrifices are necessary. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (8 hr 13 min)

Chapters

On the Shores of Loch Arroch

22:07

Read by Jim Locke

Edgar

24:51

Read by Matea Bracic

Jeanie

22:45

Read by Jim Locke

A Family Consultation

21:00

Read by TR Love

The Family Martyr

26:45

Read by Justin Hew

A Party in a Parlour

22:39

Read by Ryan Williams

Gentility

19:10

Read by madcappe

A Railway Journey: The Scotch Express

23:14

Read by davidholmesvoice

Alone

21:45

Read by torre435

A Noble Patron

20:21

Read by madcappe

Waiting for a Situation

19:24

Read by madcappe

Disappointment

18:05

Read by madcappe

A new Friend

21:44

Read by madcappe

The Enchanted Palace

19:42

Read by Jim Locke

Reality

29:03

Read by davidholmesvoice

A Pair of Philanthropists

20:28

Read by davidholmesvoice

The Shop

23:40

Read by littlemissclumsy

Two Culprits on their Trial

26:02

Read by Jim Locke

Schemes and Speculations

21:17

Read by Jim Locke

The Village

18:44

Read by Jim Locke

Wisdom and Foolishness

22:49

Read by davidholmesvoice

The Opposite Camp

27:30

Read by Jim Locke

Bewertungen

Jim Locke is THE WORST LIBIVOX READER

(1 Sterne)

This book might be worth a listen - however - the reader Jim Locke ruins it. I have listened to around 500 books and short stories on LibriVox over the last five years and I have encountered Mr. Locke's readings many times. He is a prolific contributor and he is hard to avoid if one plays as many readings as I have. His delivery is wooden and given in a monotone without any trace of emotion. I find his work as appealing as the sound emitted by a fingernail scratching a blackboard. This work, as I stated in my first sentence, may indeed be worth listening to. I am skipping Mr. Locke's chapters; maybe his monotone will put me to sleep.