The Flight of the Heron: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Flight of the Heron, credited to D. K. Broster, 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 Flight of the Heron by D. K. Broster. Read in English by Elin. Ewen Cameron, a young and handsome Highland laird devoted to the Jacobite cause, takes the English army captain Keith Windham prisoner on the eve of the Jacobite uprising of 1745, and learns that there is a prophecy that will bring them together five times. Captain Windham is a professional soldier who has grown cynical, believing that it is better to reject any attachments before they bring disappointment. He does not expect much of his captor, but is surprised at the honourable and generous treatment he receives. With each meeting, the bond between them grows, but what will become of them after Culloden, when Captain Windham is expected to take part in the savage repression of the Jacobites? (Summary by Elin)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Flight of the Heron
• Author credits: D. K. Broster
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 29
• Listed recording duration: 12:41:37

Opening tracks: first 24 of 29

1. 01 - Prologue: A Promise of Fair Weather — 28:00
2. 02 - Part I: Through English Eyes, Chapter 1 — 26:25
3. 03 - Part I: Through English Eyes, Chapter 2 — 20:03
4. 04 - Part I: Through English Eyes, Chapter 3 — 29:18
5. 05 - Part I: Through English Eyes, Chapter 4 — 25:44
6. 06 - Part I: Through English Eyes, Chapter 5 — 20:38
7. 07 - Part I: Through English Eyes, Chapter 6 — 27:49
8. 08 - Part II: Flood-tide, Chapter 1 — 30:42
9. 09 - Part II: Flood-tide, Chapter 2 — 26:22
10. 10 - Part II: Flood-tide, Chapter 3 — 24:41
11. 11 - Part II: Flood-tide, Chapter 4 — 24:02
12. 12 - Part III: The Ebb, Chapter 1 — 31:20
13. 13 - Part III: The Ebb, Chapter 2 — 30:34
14. 14 - Part III: The Ebb, Chapter 3 — 25:40
15. 15 - Part III: The Ebb, Chapter 4 — 19:18
16. 16 - Part III: The Ebb, Chapter 5 — 28:10
17. 17 - Part IV: 'Your Debtor, Ewen Cameron', Chapter 1 — 24:12
18. 18 - Part IV: 'Your Debtor, Ewen Cameron', Chapter 2 — 30:57
19. 19 - Part IV: 'Your Debtor, Ewen Cameron', Chapter 3 — 21:47
20. 20 - Part IV: 'Your Debtor, Ewen Cameron', Chapter 4 — 22:13
21. 21 - Part IV: 'Your Debtor, Ewen Cameron', Chapter 5 — 31:14
22. 22 - Part IV: 'Your Debtor, Ewen Cameron', Chapter 6 — 36:05
23. 23 - Part IV: 'Your Debtor, Ewen Cameron', Chapter 7 — 34:07
24. 24 - Part V: The Heron's Flight is Ended, Chapter 1 — 23:22

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