Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusades: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusades, credited to G. A. Henty, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusades by G. A. Henty. Read in English by Jennifer Gasiecki Set in the late twelfth century during the Third Crusade, the Norman Conquest having occured not much more than a hundred years ago, Winning His Spurs is a tale of Christian heroism. Cuthbert, a fifteen-year-old village boy whose life is rather dull, is given his life's dream when, after showing heroic bravery in saving Margaret, the daughter of the Earl of Evesham, from Wortham Hold, he is hired as the page of the earl to serve in the war against the Muslims occupying Jerusalem. This brave young boy serves as a soldier in the Crusade, commits acts of heroism, rescues a Princess, and eventually, he "wins his spurs" as a knight and is promoted to Earl of Evesham himself! Are you ready to join Cuthbert and learn of his exciting adventures? Summary by Austin Gasiecki

Recording facts

• Recording title: Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusades
• Author credits: G. A. Henty
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 26
• Listed recording duration: 9:04:32

Opening tracks: first 24 of 26

1. 01 - The Outlaws — 18:04
2. 02 - A Rescue — 17:51
3. 03 - The Capture of Wortham Hold — 17:11
4. 04 - The Crusades — 18:48
5. 05 - Preparations — 20:33
6. 06 - The Lists — 19:32
7. 07 - Revenge — 19:40
8. 08 - The Attack — 17:09
9. 09 - The Princess Berengaria — 22:59
10. 10 - Pirates — 19:00
11. 11 - In the Holy Land — 20:45
12. 12 - The Accolade — 19:50
13. 13 - In the Hands of the Saracens — 21:29
14. 14 - An Effort for Freedom — 20:40
15. 15 - A Hermit's Tales — 19:26
16. 16 - A Fight of Heroes — 21:23
17. 17 - An Alpine Storm — 22:01
18. 18 - Sentenced to Death — 24:26
19. 19 - Dresden — 21:14
20. 20 - Under the Greenwood — 24:44
21. 21 - The Attempt on the Convent — 24:23
22. 22 - A Dastardly Stratagem — 22:47
23. 23 - The False and Perjured Knight — 22:22
24. 24 - The Siege of Evesham Castle — 24:27

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