Stolen Idols
Gelesen von Jacquerie
E. Phillips Oppenheim
(4,395 Sterne; 38 Bewertungen)
Two temple statues, one with the most beautiful of features, the other a hideous sight, are at the core of this tale of adventure and the supernatural. Carved by Chinese craftsmen, they have stood to either side of the great Buddha for hundreds of years, worshipped and protected by generations of priests.Taken together, they represent human nature in balance, the spiritual with the bestial, the Soul with the Body. But what if they are separated? Ancient legend warns of disaster to anyone who disturbs that balance. Young Gregory Ballaston of England, however, gives no credence to such dire threats when he and a friend set out to steal the idols, which are rumored to conceal a treasure in jewels. His friend dies in the attempt and one of the idols is presumably stolen by his murderers. Gregory nearly loses his own life in the effort but manages to get away with the other idol – the bestial Body. What will be the outcome for Gregory, or the beautiful young woman he meets in China and courts on the journey home with his prize? Even before he sets sail for home, the idol begins to prey on Gregory Ballaston.
Warning: Set in the 19th century, this book contains references to Jews and Asians that are offensive to the modern ear.(Jacquerie) (8 hr 41 min)
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Sniwed in Again
(5 Sterne)
The reader is excellent but the story is hardly uplifting. The handsome young hero (?) is the son of an impoverished English lord who encourages him to go to China, plunder a temple of the sacred icons of the title, and bring them back to be sold, saving the estate. Everyone from the lord's relatives to the sweet young heroine (?) to the local police to the villagers of the country seat think that's just fine. When the only person who mildly objects to this sacrilegious and bloody robbery is found shot in the head, everyone does every thing possible to see that the culprit is never found. Difficult to sympathize with the characters.
well read intriguing story
Suzie
(5 Sterne)
Excellent reader. Ending is a bit too fairy tale like for my taste, but it’s a good story. Reader is very good, I even understood her French!
It's ok.
Tes Carpenter-Camhi
(3 Sterne)
It's ok. There was a warning about the racial references but I also cringed a lot at the main characters justifying the theft as their right.
Dec. 2017
Ms. Elizabeth
(3 Sterne)
One of my favorite authors of that time. Unfortunately, I have found it hard to get into the story. I have tried every year.
Stolen Idols
David R. Smith
(5 Sterne)
Well read, fun listen - thanks!
was
the story was really explained by the different
(3 Sterne)
took a long time to get interesting