The Laughing Cavalier; Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Laughing Cavalier; Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 46 original MP3 tracks, 13:39:08 running time and a link to listen.
The Laughing Cavalier; Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel, credited to Baroness Orczy, 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 Laughing Cavalier; Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. Read in English by Beth Thomas; deongines; Melvin Lee; ToddHW; John Burlinson The enigmatic smile of The Laughing Cavalier of Franz Hals' famous painting invites you to wonder just what mischievousness hides behind that face. In this novel, inspired by the painting, Baroness Orczy recounts the adventures of an ancestor of her famous character, the Scarlet Pimpernel. Set in Holland during the turbulent times of 1623/1624, this is the story of a swashbuckling romanticist, whose desire for wealth and success always seems to be eclipsed by his sense of what is right and gentlemanly. The same combination of savoir-faire, insouciance, deep feeling, and humor that make the Scarlet Pimpernel such an intriguing character are already present in the DNA of the Blakeney family more than 150 years before the French Revolution. Enjoy this delightful romp through the "pages" of an historical fiction that will have you laughing right along with The Laughing Cavalier. - Summary by Arlene Joyce
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Laughing Cavalier; Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel
- Author credits: Baroness Orczy
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 46
- Listed recording duration: 13:39:08
Catalogue topics
- history
- fiction
- adventure
- Historical Fiction
- scarlet pimpernel
- 17th century
- Netherlands
Opening tracks: first 24 of 46
- 00 - An Apology and the Prologue — 33:31
- 01 - New Year's Eve — 14:46
- 02 - The Fracas by the Postern Gate — 21:36
- 03 - An Interlude — 14:51
- 04 - Watch-Night — 25:36
- 05 - Brother and Sister — 17:00
- 06 - The Councesl of Prudence — 8:49
- 07 - Three Philosophers and Their Friends — 32:06
- 08 - The Lodgings which were Paid for — 18:47
- 09 - The Painter of Pictures — 10:08
- 10 - The Laughing Cavalier — 21:43
- 11 - The Bargain — 10:12
- 12 - The Portrait — 17:20
- 13 - The Spanish Wench — 18:04
- 14 - After Evensong — 10:39
- 15 - The Halt at Bennebrock — 10:18
- 16 - Layden — 15:12
- 17 - An Understanding — 20:41
- 18 - The Start — 6:07
- 19 - In the Kingdom of the Night — 8:34
- 20 - Back Again in Haarlem — 11:44
- 21 - A Grief-Stricken Father — 10:22
- 22 - A Double Pledge — 18:38
- 23 - A Spy from the Camp — 16:42
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