The Heir of Redclyffe


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(3.5 stars; 20 reviews)

The Heir of Redclyffe (1853) was the first of Charlotte M. Yonge's bestselling romantic novels. Its religious tone derives from the High Church background of her family and from her friendship with a leading figure in the Oxford Movement, John Keble, who closely supervised the writing of the book. The germ of its plot was suggested by her friend Marianne Dyson. (Summary from Wikipedia) (24 hr 54 min)

Kapitel

01 - Chapter 1 31:59 Gelesen von skoval
02 - Chapter 2 23:05 Gelesen von skoval
03 - Chapter 3 34:22 Gelesen von skoval
04 - Chapter 4, Part 1 40:26 Gelesen von skoval
05 - Chapter 4, Part 2 18:31 Gelesen von skoval
06 - Chapter 5, Part 1 33:11 Gelesen von skoval
07 - Chapter 5, Part 2 31:05 Gelesen von skoval
08 - Chapter 6 35:14 Gelesen von skoval
09 - Chapter 7, Part 1 30:11 Gelesen von skoval
10 - Chapter 7, Part 2 18:49 Gelesen von skoval
11 - Chapter 8 25:06 Gelesen von skoval
12 - Chapter 9 33:59 Gelesen von skoval
13 - Chapter 10, Part 1 22:38 Gelesen von skoval
14 - Chapter 10, Part 2 34:07 Gelesen von skoval
15 - Chapter 11 31:57 Gelesen von skoval
16 - Chapter 12 36:33 Gelesen von skoval
17 - Chapter 13, Part 1 21:32 Gelesen von Kalynda
18 - Chapter 13, Part 2 21:14 Gelesen von skoval
19 - Chapter 14 27:47 Gelesen von skoval
20 - Chapter 15 32:23 Gelesen von skoval
21 - Chapter 16 15:26 Gelesen von skoval
22 - Chapter 17, Part 1 28:08 Gelesen von skoval
23 - Chapter 17, Part 2 19:59 Gelesen von skoval
24 - Chapter 18 14:11 Gelesen von genierose
25 - Chapter 19 27:29 Gelesen von skoval
26 - Chapter 20 30:10 Gelesen von skoval
27 - Chapter 21 31:22 Gelesen von skoval
28 - Chapter 22 38:54 Gelesen von skoval
29 - Chapter 23 33:00 Gelesen von genierose
30 - Chapter 24 23:30 Gelesen von Kalynda
31 - Chapter 25 31:51 Gelesen von genierose
32 - Chapter 26 18:33 Gelesen von genierose
33 - Chapter 27 30:10 Gelesen von genierose
34 - Chapter 28 27:24 Gelesen von genierose
35 - Chapter 29, Part 1 19:21 Gelesen von Lynne T
36 - Chapter 29, Part 2 19:41 Gelesen von sganatra81
37 - Chapter 30, Part 1 24:02 Gelesen von sganatra81
38 - Chapter 30, Part 2 20:35 Gelesen von sganatra81
39 - Chapter 31 28:09 Gelesen von Arlene Joyce
40 - Chapter 32 29:26 Gelesen von Arlene Joyce
41 - Chapter 33 21:38 Gelesen von Lynne T
42 - Chapter 34 33:27 Gelesen von Arlene Joyce
43 - Chapter 35 33:28 Gelesen von Arlene Joyce
44 - Chapter 36, Part 1 25:58 Gelesen von Arlene Joyce
45 - Chapter 36, Part 2 24:39 Gelesen von Arlene Joyce
46 - Chapter 37 31:45 Gelesen von Arlene Joyce
47 - Chapter 38 26:03 Gelesen von Arlene Joyce
48 - Chapter 39, Part 1 19:06 Gelesen von Lynne T
49 - Chapter 39, Part 2 18:39 Gelesen von Lynne T
50 - Chapter 40 28:29 Gelesen von Anna Simon
51 - Chapter 41 22:05 Gelesen von Jessi
52 - Chapter 42 20:38 Gelesen von Lynne T
53 - Chapter 43, Part 1 22:01 Gelesen von MaryAnn
54 - Chapter 43, Part 2 22:24 Gelesen von MaryAnn
55 - Chapter 43, Part 3 25:19 Gelesen von MaryAnn
56 - Chapter 44 23:09 Gelesen von MaryAnn

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(4 stars)

Who is the heir of Redclyffe? You won’t know for sure until almost the end of the book. There are two unexpected plot twists. One very sad. Spoiler alert: the author thought it was OK to let the most admirable character die. This is not really a happily ever after story. But the beauty of the narrative is the progress the characters make in overcoming their own weaknesses. And the variety of those weaknesses is a tribute to the skill of the author. You are apt to find yourself in at least one of them. I have only one complaint. The author needs to learn herself, and teach her characters, self forgiveness.


(1 stars)

Had to DNF this, the first narrator skoval is horrid. It doesn’t flow at all, this person unfortunately does not know how to read. It’s so choppy I can’t concentrate on the actual book as the narration doesn’t flow properly. Unfortunately I couldn’t get through a few chapters let alone 20 something to get a new reader.