The Mountebank
Gelesen von Simon Evers
William John Locke
(4,763 Sterne; 38 Bewertungen)
Andrew Lackaday, an English orphan, was born and brought up in a French circus. He becomes a highly skilled mimic and juggler. He plies his trade all round the country in company with his assistant Elodie, a Marseillaise. The Great War comes and he excels himself as a soldier, ending up as a Brigadier General. After the war, he has no option but to return to his old profession only to find that everything has changed post war.
The book follows his changing fortunes. - Summary by Simon Evers (9 hr 43 min)
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I knew it would be good.
KAB
(5 Sterne)
I knew it would be good, but hoped I wouldn't cry. I got both! An engaging story. It's hard to go wrong with Simone Evers reading.
Enjoyable
Compulsive Reader
(5 Sterne)
Another excellent novel by William Locke, expertly read by Mr. Simon Evers, thank you, JK
Mei
(5 Sterne)
William .Locke, excellent t story , well crafted. And well read by Simon Ev ers.
jan
(5 Sterne)
Wonderful reading of a fabulous story.
Stella McQueen
(5 Sterne)
William John Locke is one of my top authors and Simon Evers is everyone's favourite reader. Locke does wonderful character development with good stories, too. Odd narrative technique: main character writes an autobiography, gives this to his close friend, friend then writes a book-length interpretation of the autobiography from his perspective as someone who knows the main players, and is involved in the continuation of things after the autobiography ends. There is never any direct quotation from the autobiography. It is odd, but works, in a semi-unnecessary way. Although it didn't go into the details of the war experience, the after-experience was fascinating and very different to others by Locke such as The Rough Road. Much more about the glory of war and it 'making the man' than the struggle and trauma.
GREAT OR POOR STORY: WHO KNOWS
AVID READER
(5 Sterne)
This was my first book by this author. He must be good because his scant plot kept me listening. I am unsure about the story being good or bad since the reader was Simon Evers. I will read another just to make sure.
hah!
FBL
(5 Sterne)
wonderful tale- a bit tedious in places. what will I do when I have listened to every recording by Simon Evers?
A rollicking tale and read with panache.
Chubber
(5 Sterne)