Barnaby Rudge Chapter 29
In which a worldly gentleman, Mr Chester, rides quietly through a fresh and blossoming landscape, engaging in a discomfiting dispute between a haughty young servant and a blunt landlord before seeking...
18 Mar 33min
Barnaby Rudge Chapter 24
In which a courteous gentleman of high society awakens to a mysterious and somewhat comical visit from a locksmith’s apprentice bearing urgent news about his son and certain troublesome acquaintances....
17 Mar 14min
Barnaby Rudge Chapter 25
In which a weary widow returns with her simple-minded son to the village of her youth, where tender memories and sombre reflections mingle with the gentle countryside and the quiet companionship of a ...
17 Mar 25min
Barnaby Rudge Chapter 26
In which the honest locksmith Gabriel Varden reveals to Mr Haredale his uneasy suspicions concerning the widow’s associations, describing a troubling encounter with a highwayman who once threatened hi...
17 Mar 14min
Barnaby Rudge Chapter 22
In which a moonlit carriage journey subtly reveals the tender stirrings of young affection amidst whispered confidences and cautious glances, yet is shadowed by the unwelcome presence of a watchful co...
16 Mar 15min
Barnaby Rudge Chapter 23
In which a polished and calculating gentleman receives a rough visitor bearing a letter and a riding-whip, managing the encounter with a blend of subtle authority and urbane detachment. Their conversa...
16 Mar 26min
Barnaby Rudge Chapter 21
In which a young maiden, pursued by an ominous and unwelcome companion through twilight fields, finds succour in the timely arrival of a loyal friend, yet conceals a perilous truth to protect the one ...
16 Mar 21min
Barnaby Rudge Chapter 19
In which Dolly Varden, still aglow from a recent party, finds herself enmeshed in the quiet domestic dramas and affectionate bickerings of the Varden household, as a visit from Mr Edward Chester bring...
15 Mar 26min
