The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne


Read by Simon Evers

(4.7 stars; 114 reviews)

Marcus Ordeyne is a middle aged bachelor schoolmaster who has inherited both money and a title and thus is able to lead a life of leisure. One day, he encounters a young girl in a London park who has escaped from a Turkish harem and has come to London for an arranged marriage; however, her rescuer has unexpectedly died, leaving her destitute. Not knowing what else to do, Sir Marcus takes her to his home – with unexpected consequences. (Summary by Simon Evers) (8 hr 54 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1 25:08 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 2 23:05 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 3 36:49 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 4 19:32 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 5 18:54 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 6 23:18 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 7 10:29 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 8 20:40 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 9 25:03 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 10 21:39 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 11 25:27 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 12 24:34 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 13 20:23 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 14 18:27 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 15 27:34 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 16 16:28 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 17 22:00 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 18 13:34 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 19 24:52 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 20 23:42 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 21 23:23 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 22 19:55 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 23 17:02 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 24 12:46 Read by Simon Evers
Chapter 25 19:56 Read by Simon Evers

Reviews

An Uplifting Read


(5 stars)

I particularly enjoy a good long novel that has well developed characters and a plot that keeps one's attention to the very end.This is one of those stories. The description of the book barely does it justice. I felt like was standing right next to Marcus Ordeyne as the years passed by. The reader does a superb job of narration, using many different styles of voices and dialects which considerably adds to the enjoyment of the book. Thank you, Dear Reader and thank you, Librivox for another wonderful offering

Brilliant


(5 stars)

I stumbled across this Novel & began to listen, simply because of the LibriVox Volunteer, Simon Evers, whom I've previously lauded as one of the very best. I just couldn't stop listening, as the story captured my imagination, offering humor, a bit of intrigue & relationships that I wanted to know more about.

best ending!


(4 stars)

this book was a struggle to get through at times but had enough of an interesting story to keep a modern uneducated american like myself interested. the last few chapters really go along way to explain alot of the earlier poetic writings. that is why i can say i truely enjoyed this book.

Wonderful character development


(5 stars)

William John Locke read by Simon Evers is the perfect pairing! This novel is a luxurious slow-burn character development of both Marcus and Carlotta, through the first person narration of Marcus. Although he thinks she is doing all of the growing up, while he is fully developed and merely wrestles (severely) with his morals, he grows to an equal degree. Marcus's blindness to his utterly steadfast belief that there is only one correct form of aesthetics is so painful and so conceitedly British (of the time). This creates many entertaining scenes where you just want to slap some modern tolerance into him! I was wary, but isn't as painfully misogynistic or creepy (young woman, large age difference) as books of the time often are. I will definitely add this to my 'Read Again' collection (where already reside 'The Rough Road', The Gods and Mr Perrin' and 'The Masquerader', by the marvellous Lock and Evers)

The story takes you everywhere


(4 stars)

You think this will be a simple story of a man finding a waif of a girl, falling in love, and living happily ever after. It's not that. It's much more complicated and earthy. Superbly read by Simon Evers. However, I cannot give it 5 stars because there are annoying audio skips throughout the recordings. Parts of words are cut off. It must have been some sort of hardware problem - frustrating as a reader to deal with, I am sure, but also frustrating for the end listener. The story is worth listening through the skips, though.

A Beautiful Great Story


(5 stars)

I was truly spellbound with this enchanting story, another great romance by Locke and brought to life by Simon Evers. It’s as though one inhabits the scenery, like an unseen bystander who is a witness to this story, one moment amused, another breathless as to what happens next. Thanks again to all the volunteers at LibriVox who make such great works available to the all of us.

Couldn’t stop listening!


(5 stars)

An interesting story and character study. I was totally pulling for this guy throughout the story felt it had a satisfying ending. Lots of historical, foreign, and literary references that went over my head, but it didn’t get in the way of my enjoyment.


(5 stars)

Another great narration by Simon Evers. Story has interesting insights into life. Some of the plot lines a bit of a stretch, but the narration and life wisdoms make this an engaging experience.