
RAVENSHOE BY HENRY KINGSLEY - NEW EDITION—THIRD THOUSAND - WITH A FRONTISPIECE BY R. CATON WOODVILLE
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I. - AN ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILY OF RAVENSHOE.
CHAPTER II. - SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE FOREGOING.
CHAPTER III. - IN WHICH OUR HERO'S TROUBLES BEGIN.
CHAPTER IV. - FATHER MACKWORTH.
CHAPTER V. - RANFORD.
CHAPTER VI. - THE "WARREN HASTINGS."
CHAPTER VII. - IN WHICH CHARLES AND LORD WELTER DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES AT THE UNIVERSITY.
CHAPTER VIII. - JOHN MARSTON.
A lively, tongue‑in‑cheek chronicle opens with a narrator who loves to eavesdrop on every family secret, turning the tangled history of the Ravenshoes into a spirited gossip‑fest. From medieval rebellions to a swaggering Sir Alured who flirted with the crown and courted danger in Ireland, the early pages blend humor with a vivid sketch of a lineage that has never shied away from scandal or daring exploits.
The story then jumps to the present, where the current generation inherits both the family’s reputation for boldness and its penchant for mischief. A young heir, caught between duty and curiosity, finds himself thrust into a web of intrigue that threatens to repeat the old family sins. As alliances shift and old rumors resurface, listeners are invited to follow his quest for truth, all while enjoying the narrator’s witty commentary and the richly painted world of Victorian England.
Language
en
Duration
~18 hours (1062K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2012-12-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1830–1876
Remembered for lively Victorian adventure fiction, he drew on his years in Australia to give his stories unusual energy and atmosphere. His best-known novels include The Recollections of Geoffry Hamlyn and Ravenshoe.
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