Colonel Quaritch, V.C.: A Tale of Country Life: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Colonel Quaritch, V.C.: A Tale of Country Life, credited to H. Rider Haggard, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

Librivox recording of Colonel Quaritch, V.C.: A Tale of Country Life by H. Rider Haggard read by Esther. This is not your typical H. Rider Haggard adventure book yet it is full of mystery and intrigue including a coerced marriage, bigotry, adultery, murder and a buried treasure! This is the tale of an ancient family’s struggles to survive, one woman’s selflessness and another’s evil schemes; Two Gentlemen, two scoundrels and one very underestimated, loyal servant. Listen as the tale unfolds and guess where the treasure is hidden that can save them all! Summary by Esther.

Recording facts

• Recording title: Colonel Quaritch, V.C.: A Tale of Country Life
• Author credits: H. Rider Haggard
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 44
• Listed recording duration: 12:09:41

Catalogue topics

• romance
• intrigue
• treasure

Opening tracks: first 24 of 44

1. 01 - Harold Quaritch Meditates — 16:46
2. 02 - The Colonel Meets the Squire — 13:56
3. 03 - The Tale of Sir James De La Molle — 19:30
4. 04 - The End of the Tale — 15:09
5. 05 - The Squire Explains the Position — 18:51
6. 06 - Lawyer Quest — 12:36
7. 07 - Edward Cossey, Esquire — 13:57
8. 08 - Mr Quest's Wife — 13:10
9. 09 - The Shadow of Ruin — 23:46
10. 10 - The tennis Party — 15:07
11. 11 - Ida's Bargain — 16:06
12. 12 - George Prophesies — 20:54
13. 13 - About Art — 18:29
14. 14 - The Tiger Shows Her Claws — 13:17
15. 15 - The Happy Days — 18:26
16. 16 - The House With the Red Pillars — 17:37
17. 17 - The Tigress in Her Den — 17:30
18. 18 - What Some Have Found So Sweet — 18:53
19. 19 - In Pawn — 14:36
20. 20 - 'Good-Bye to You Edward' — 15:29
21. 21 - The Colonell Goes Out Shooting — 15:42
22. 22 - The End of the Match — 16:21
23. 23 - The Blow Falls — 15:31
24. 24 - 'Good-Bye, My Dear, Good-Bye' — 16:57

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