John MacNab


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(4.2 stars; 12 reviews)

Sir Edward Leithen and his friends Lord Lamancha, Palliser-Yeates, and Archie Roylance are bored of life. After Leithen's doctor recommends a hearty adventure, they set out to Scotland for a season of shooting--on other people's grounds. Determined that being a gentleman poacher who gives notice to the one being poached from will be the adventure they need, Leithen and company embark on an adventure that has a bit more at stake than they realized. - Summary by AdeledePignerolles (7 hr 56 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1: In Which Three Gentleman Express Their Ennui 31:40 Read by ToddHW
Chapter 2: Desperate Characters in Council 26:57 Read by George Banfield
Chapter 3: Reconaissance 38:18 Read by Belinda Mc
Chapter 4: Fish Benjie 34:18 Read by John Leloup
Chapter 5: The Assault on Glenraden 35:45 Read by John Leloup
Chapter 6: The Return of Harald Blacktooth 36:38 Read by Belinda Mc
Chapter 7: The Old Etonian Tramp 44:59 Read by Belinda Mc
Chapter 8: Sir Archie is Instructed in the Conduct of Life 28:13 Read by Cbteddy
Chapter 9: Sir Archie Instructs His Countrymen 35:47 Read by ToddHW
Chapter 10: In Which Crime is Added to Crime 29:43 Read by Cbteddy
Chapter 11: Haripol--the Main Attack 27:30 Read by Cbteddy
Chapter 12: Haripol--Transport 24:33 Read by Cbteddy
Chapter 13: Haripol--Auxiliary Troops 31:54 Read by Cbteddy
Chapter 14: Haripol--Wounded and Missing 30:11 Read by Cbteddy
Chapter 15: Haripol--The Armistice 18:03 Read by Simon Wiltshire
Epilogue 2:27 Read by Cbteddy

Reviews

a great book, but some of the reading is not so good


(4 stars)

this is often thought of as Buchan's second best yarn, and a reading on Librivox was overdue. so five stars for the book, three for the reading. one reader mispronounced "Buchan", there was inconsistent pronunciation of Palliser, and of some French words that are used in England, and one reader read paragraph breaks as if they were as short as full stops.


(2.5 stars)

Old fashioned but excellent and original tale. Just a little hard to follow due to some readers trying (and failing “Brigadoon” style) to read in a Scottish accent!

cracking yarn


(4 stars)

A bit old fashioned but well structured tale of its era.


(4 stars)

thanks everyone for reading this.I have been waiting years for this


(4 stars)

Excellent story that must be due for a miniseries.