Barbarians

audiobook

Barbarians

by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

EN·~5 hours·29 chapters

Chapters

29 total
1

[pg ii]

2:01
2

CHAPTER I FED UP

5:42
3

CHAPTER II MAROONED

12:55
4

CHAPTER III CUCKOO!

11:28
5

CHAPTER IV RECONNAISSANCE

9:41
6

CHAPTER V PARNASSUS

20:42
7

CHAPTER VI IN FINISTÈRE

13:40
8

CHAPTER VII THE AIRMAN

13:11
9

CHAPTER VIII EN OBSERVATION

4:31
10

CHAPTER IX L'OMBRE

22:48

Description

A ragtag band of disillusioned men from America, France, and Belgium abandon the stale politics of their homelands, driven by a shared sense of betrayal and a thirst for purpose. Boarding a creaking mule transport bound for a distant shore, they bring together a brash soldier of fortune, a genteel hunter, a wounded legionnaire‑writer, and a skeptical physician, each nursing his own grievances and secret ambitions.

As the vessel lurches toward an uncertain frontier, the strangers clash, bond, and reveal the restless spirit that fuels their quest. Their conversations echo the turmoil of a continent torn by war, while the promise of adventure on foreign soil beckons them to rewrite their destinies. Listeners will be drawn into the gritty camaraderie and the looming mystery of what awaits these “fed‑up” souls beyond the horizon.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (335K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2008-05-27

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

1865–1933

Best known for the haunting 1895 story collection The King in Yellow, this American writer moved easily between weird fiction, romance, adventure, and historical popular fiction. Before he became a bestselling author, he trained seriously as an artist in New York and Paris.

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