A Prefect's Uncle


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.1 stars; 58 reviews)

The action of the novel takes place at the fictional "Beckford College", a private school for boys; the title alludes to the arrival at the school of a mischievous young boy called Reginald Farnie, who turns out to be the uncle of the older "Bishop" Gethryn, a prefect, cricketer and popular figure in the school. His arrival, along with that of another youngster, Wilson, who becomes fag to Gethryn, leads to much excitement and scandal in the school, and the disruption of some important cricket matches. - Summary by Wikipedia (4 hr 29 min)

Chapitres

Term Begins 16:13 Lu par Madame Tusk
Introduces an Unusual Uncle 12:28 Lu par KevinS
The Uncle Makes Himself at Home 17:45 Lu par Rita Boutros
Pringle Makes a Sporting Offer 17:11 Lu par Rita Boutros
Farnie Gets Into Trouble 17:17 Lu par Rita Boutros
and Stays There 16:56 Lu par Rita Boutros
The Bishop Goes For a Ride 13:34 Lu par KevinS
The M.C.C. Match 17:48 Lu par KevinS
The Bishop Finishes His Ride 12:23 Lu par ChadH94
In Which a Case is Fully Discussed 13:26 Lu par Buchernarr
Poetry and Stump-cricket 14:28 Lu par KevinS
'We, the Undersigned' 15:10 Lu par KevinS
Leicester's House Team Goes Into a Second Edition 11:32 Lu par KevinS
Norris Takes a Short Holiday 16:01 Lu par KevinS
Versus Charchester (at Charchester) 14:46 Lu par KevinS
A Disputed Authorship 15:25 Lu par KevinS
The Winter Term 12:55 Lu par Sophia Gannaoui
The Bishop Scores 13:48 Lu par KevinS

Critiques

pretty good


(4 stars)

there were a few terms that someone who's not into cricket will not understand... The constant changing of the voices took some getting used to. over all, thumbs up:)

Cricket Overload


(3 stars)

I've read a few British public school books, so I'm not entirely unfamiliar with the type of customs and ethics practiced. The problem with this book is that there is so much cricket description and play-by-play that I don't have the background for. On the plus side, most of the narrators are good to excellent. (But Dido is pronounced 'dye - doe )


(3 stars)

The quality of the multiple readers tended to vary - but I could follow the story.

good read


(3.5 stars)

heavy on cricket terms but enjoyable