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Sir Nigel

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930)

By 1348 the House of Loring has fallen on hard times. Together, the Black Death and the greedy monks of Waverley have bled away all of the Loring wealth. Even the manor house will have to go to pay their debts.
Then a chance encounter with the King of England provides Nigel, the last of the Lorings, with the chance to seek his fortune in the constant wars with France. But more importantly for Nigel it also means that he may be able to do the "three small deeds" that will show he is worthy to ask for the hand of the Lady Mary in marriage.
Filled with chivalry, humour, and high romance, Sir Nigel is simply a rattling good yarn.
(Summary by Clive Catterall)

Genre(s): Historical Fiction

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Introduction	Clive Catterall	00:03:53
Play 01	The House of Loring	Clive Catterall	00:13:06
Play 02	How the Devil Came to Waverley	Clive Catterall	00:14:13
Play 03	The Yellow Horse of Crooksbury	Clive Catterall	00:33:36
Play 04	How the Summoner Came to the Manor House of Tilford	Clive Catterall	00:27:08
Play 05	How Nigel Was Tried by the Abbot of Waverley	Clive Catterall	00:31:55
Play 06	In Which Lady Ermyntrude Opens the Iron Coffer	Clive Catterall	00:20:27
Play 07	How Nigel Went Marketing to Guildford	Clive Catterall	00:29:42
Play 08	How the King Hawked on Crooksbury Heath	Clive Catterall	00:21:50
Play 09	How Nigel Held the Bridge at Tilford	Clive Catterall	00:17:28
Play 10	How the King Greeted his Seneschal of Calais	Clive Catterall	00:22:23
Play 11	In the Hall of the Knight of Duplin	Clive Catterall	00:25:44
Play 12	How Nigel Fought the Twisted Man of Shalford	Clive Catterall	00:29:51
Play 13	How the Comrades Journeyed Down the Old, Old Road	Clive Catterall	00:44:32
Play 14	How Nigel Chased the Red Ferret	Clive Catterall	00:45:08
Play 15	How the Red Ferret Came to Cosford	Clive Catterall	00:20:14
Play 16	How the King's Court Feasted in Calais Castle	Clive Catterall	00:21:52
Play 17	The Spaniards on the Sea	Clive Catterall	00:42:23
Play 18	How Black Simon Claimed Forfeit from the King of Sark	Clive Catterall	00:21:19
Play 19	How a Squire of England Met a Squire of France	Clive Catterall	00:39:01
Play 20	How the English Attempted the Castle of La Brohiniere	Clive Catterall	00:25:31
Play 21	How the Second Messenger Went to Cosford	Clive Catterall	00:32:26
Play 22	How Robert of Beaumanoir Came to Ploermel	Clive Catterall	00:17:59
Play 23	How Thirty of Josselin Encountered Thirty of Ploermel	Clive Catterall	00:30:26
Play 24	How Nigel was Called to his Master	Clive Catterall	00:26:36
Play 25	How the King of France Held Counsel at Maupertuis	Clive Catterall	00:18:13
Play 26	How Nigel Found his Third Deed	Clive Catterall	00:38:21
Play 27	How the Third Messenger Came to Cosford	Clive Catterall	00:12:00

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