The British Barbarians: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The British Barbarians by Grant Allen: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 14 original MP3 tracks, 5:02:30 running time and a link to listen.
The British Barbarians, credited to Grant Allen, 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 The British Barbarians, by Grant Allen. Read by Ruth Golding. After Civil Servant Philip Christy crosses paths with the mysterious Bertram Ingledew in the respectable suburb of Brackenhurst, Philip and his sister Frida, married to the wealthy Scot Robert Monteith, become friends with the stranger. Bertram has some unconventional concepts about society, and as the story unfolds, his beliefs and actions cause much disruption in the family and the neighbourhood. Who is Bertram? Where does he come from? Allen explores some interesting ideas about society, some of which are curiously relevant today. The story is preceded by an introduction which, although it may appear to have no connection with the story itself, the reader is earnestly besought by the author to read. The introduction begins as a diatribe against publishers, and develops into a philosophical justification of Allen's writing, and may, if desired, be omitted by the listener who is only interested in the story. (Summary by Ruth Golding)
Recording facts
- Recording title: The British Barbarians
- Author credits: Grant Allen
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 14
- Listed recording duration: 5:02:30
Catalogue topics
- romance
- time
- taboo
- convention
- society
- Victorian
Track guide
- 00 - Introduction — 23:17
- 01 - Chapter I — 27:27
- 02 - Chapter II — 28:33
- 03 - Chapter III — 8:54
- 04 - Chapter IV — 38:47
- 05 - Chapter V — 27:40
- 06 - Chapter VI — 19:32
- 07 - Chapter VII — 17:04
- 08 - Chapter VIII — 33:06
- 09 - Chapter IX — 20:38
- 10 - Chapter X — 25:05
- 11 - Chapter XI — 15:40
- 12 - Chapter XII — 7:26
- 13 - Chapter XIII — 9:31
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