The Fortunes of Glencore

Charles James Lever (1806 - 1872)

Viscount Glencore has retreated to live alone with his son in Glencore castle after his wife deserted him claiming she did not love him. He wishes to exact revenge on her by denouncing the marriage and therefore proclaiming his son to be illegitimate. This consequently robs the child of his birthright and upon his father telling him his intentions, the boy runs away and refuses to return home. Glencore asks his old friend Upton to become the boys guardian to which he agrees after much protestation against it. The boy and his companion Billy move abroad to pursue their schooling and try to live a life of anonymity but all does not go according to plan. (Summary by Michele Eaton)

Genre(s): General Fiction, Humorous Fiction, Romance

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface Clay Beauchamp
00:05:08
Play 01 A Lonely Landscape Lynne T
00:23:51
Play 02 Glencore Castle KarlHenning
00:12:10
Play 03 Billy Traynor-Poet, Pedlar and Physician KarlHenning
00:15:46
Play 04 A Visitor KarlHenning
00:20:55
Play 05 Colonel Harcourt's Letter Linda Fredericks
00:12:29
Play 06 Queer Companionship Linda Fredericks
00:15:16
Play 07 A Great Diplomatist Jessi
00:13:53
Play 08 The Great Man's Arrival Lynne T
00:20:01
Play 09 A Medical Visit Lynne T
00:15:59
Play 10 A Disclosure Grumpy Old Squid
00:22:29
Play 11 Some Lights And Shadows Of Diplomatic Life Grumpy Old Squid
00:37:27
Play 12 A Night At Sea Grumpy Old Squid
00:19:00
Play 13 A Vow Accomplished Grumpy Old Squid
00:17:34
Play 14 Billy Traynor And The Colonel Linda Fredericks
00:11:49
Play 15 A Sick Bed Imagine
00:06:47
Play 16 The Project Lynne T
00:20:20
Play 17 A Tete-A-Tete Arlene Joyce
00:10:27
Play 18 Billy Traynor As Orator Arlene Joyce
00:15:15
Play 19 The Cascine At Florence Arlene Joyce
00:19:12
Play 20 The Villa Fossombroni Arlene Joyce
00:16:18
Play 21 Some Traits Of Life Arlene Joyce
00:12:50
Play 22 An Uptonian Despatch Arlene Joyce
00:11:30
Play 23 The Tutor And His Pupil Lynne T
00:13:52
Play 24 How A Reception Comes To Its Close Lynne T
00:22:32
Play 25 A Duke And His Minister Lynne T
00:23:47
Play 26 Italian Troubles Linda Andrus
00:16:41
Play 27 Carrara Linda Andrus
00:16:03
Play 28 A Night Scene Lynne T
00:15:01
Play 29 A Council Of State Lynne T
00:12:29
Play 30 The Life They Led At Massa Linda Andrus
00:15:37
Play 31 At Massa Linda Andrus
00:18:23
Play 32 The Pavillion In The Garden Lynne T
00:14:05
Play 33 Night Thoughts Lynne T
00:16:12
Play 34 A Minister's Letter Steve C
00:17:42
Play 35 Harcourt's Lodgings Linda Andrus
00:31:51
Play 36 A Fevered Mind Linda Andrus
00:20:34
Play 37 The Villa At Sorrento Linda Andrus
00:26:59
Play 38 A Diplomatist's Dinner Linda Andrus
00:29:46
Play 39 A Very Broken Narrative Linda Andrus
00:28:53
Play 40 Uptonism Linda Andrus
00:20:04
Play 41 An Evening In Florence Rosie
00:25:42
Play 42 Madame De Sabbloukoff In The Morning Peter John Keeble
00:20:25
Play 43 Doings In Downing Street Peter John Keeble
00:18:05
Play 44 The Subtleties Of Statecraft Linda Andrus
00:34:07
Play 45 Some Sad Reveries Linda Andrus
00:28:18
Play 46 The Flood In The Magra Linda Andrus
00:26:44
Play 47 A Fragment Of A Letter Lynne T
00:17:11
Play 48 How A Sovereign Treats With His Minister Lynne T
00:14:13
Play 49 Social Diplomacies Lynne T
00:18:40
Play 50 Ante-Dinner Reflections Lynne T
00:10:47
Play 51 Conflicting Thoughts Linda Fredericks
00:21:49
Play 52 Major Scaresby's Visit Linda Fredericks
00:17:27
Play 53 A Mask In Carnival Time Lynne T
00:34:03
Play 54 The End Kimberly Krause
00:08:04