Ravenshoe

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Ravenshoe

by Henry Kingsley

EN·~18 hours·68 chapters

Chapters

68 total
1

RAVENSHOE BY HENRY KINGSLEY - NEW EDITION—THIRD THOUSAND - WITH A FRONTISPIECE BY R. CATON WOODVILLE

0:28
2

PREFACE.

0:46
3

CHAPTER I. - AN ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILY OF RAVENSHOE.

24:20
4

CHAPTER II. - SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE FOREGOING.

9:03
5

CHAPTER III. - IN WHICH OUR HERO'S TROUBLES BEGIN.

15:32
6

CHAPTER IV. - FATHER MACKWORTH.

7:36
7

CHAPTER V. - RANFORD.

26:39
8

CHAPTER VI. - THE "WARREN HASTINGS."

26:37
9

CHAPTER VII. - IN WHICH CHARLES AND LORD WELTER DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES AT THE UNIVERSITY.

15:53
10

CHAPTER VIII. - JOHN MARSTON.

16:18

Description

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.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~18 hours (1062K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2012-12-16

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Henry Kingsley

Henry Kingsley

1830–1876

Known for lively Victorian adventure stories, this English novelist turned his years in the Australian goldfields into fiction full of movement, humor, and rough colonial life. His best-known books include The Recollections of Geoffry Hamlyn and Ravenshoe.

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