The Virginians
William Makepeace Thackeray
Read by Nick Bulka
It tells the story of Henry Esmond's twin grandsons, George and Henry Warrington. Henry's romantic entanglements with an older woman lead up to his taking a commission in the British army and fighting under the command of General Wolfe at the capture of Quebec. On the outbreak of the American War of Independence he takes the revolutionary side. George, who is also a British officer, thereupon resigns his commission rather than take up arms against his brother. (Summary by Wikipedia) (39 hr 52 min)
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Good story but long-winded
TwinkieToes
The story is much more than the very short intro, of course, being such a long book. It's a look at the fondness and fidelity of twin brothers, regardless of distance, foolishness, and politics. A worthy story, covering colonial Virginia and England during the reigns of George I and II - the disastrous action of the British outside Pittsburgh during the French & Indian War, the capture of Quebec from the French under Wolfe, the tumult of the US revolutionary period and subsequent war, along with the home scenes, romances, court intrigues, and trickery of every sort surrounding the main characters through it all. However, the author prattles on and on to the reader, giving little lectures and mini-sermons in the midst of the story. "What would you have done, oh gentle reader?" I would have skipped those passages, oh gentle author, if I could have done so. The story was well read. Nick Bulka does a great job. However, the volume of the files is uneven, many of them starting out quite quiet and eventually getting to an acceptable level. Other than that, the technical quality is good.
A cozy little morals play, excellently voiced.
Chubber