The Chouans
Honoré de Balzac
Read by Jim Locke
Les Chouans is one of the novels in Balzac's series La Comedie Humaine. Its ostensible focus is a historical military conflict, but it also follows the love affair between an aristocratic beauty with one of the rebels. (11 hr 6 min)
Chapters
| Chapter 1, An Ambuscade, Part 1 | 37:03 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Part 2 | 38:47 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Part 3 | 37:02 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Chapter 2, One of Fouche's Ideas, Part 1 | 39:55 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Part 2 | 36:57 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Part 3 | 38:03 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Part 4 | 38:52 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Part 5 | 40:25 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Part 6 | 39:13 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Part 7 | 16:40 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Chapter 3, A Day Without a Morrow, Part 1 | 38:01 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Part 2 | 44:36 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Part 3 | 35:56 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Part 4 | 45:06 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Part 5 | 47:03 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Part 6 | 42:34 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Part 7 | 50:34 | Read by Jim Locke |
Reviews
never mind
ellene
It is with great disappointment that I find I must pass on this novel even though it sounds so promising. Mr Locke is no doubt a fine fellow and I think the world of him for his altruistic nature, giving so much of his time to be part of the Librivox vision. For the good of posterity Librivox had tasked itself with the small job of translating every book ever written into an audio recording thus making them available to a wider audience. Unfortunately Mr Locke’s narration skills are such that I pass on all of his work. It is a shame because he chooses many novels that I would jump at but must forego. Librivox is come one come all but not everybody who wants to narrate has the ability. I have read scores of reviews from people who felt ripped off because of the refusal of Librivox to set standards of quality with it's volunteers. Mr Locke should not be narrating books. It is costing you readership and the addition of books to the Librivox library which will ultimately need to be redone
Can't endure
Mr. Locke's reading style is not conducive to my ears - had to stop wasting my energy- you can't follow his reading.
kat
Absolutely awful reading by Jim Locke. Dreadful monotone voice, totally lacking inflection and expression. Couldn’t even get through the first chapter. A great disappointment.