For Love and Life Vol. 1
Margaret O. Oliphant
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
“The device on his shield was a young oak tree pulled up by the roots, with the Spanish word Desdichado, signifying Disinherited.” The novel opens with Mrs. Murray walking with two of her grandchildren along the banks of Loch Arroch in the Scottish border country. They appear to be well-to-do and distinguished, but all is not well within the family and sacrifices are necessary. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (8 hr 13 min)
Chapters
| On the Shores of Loch Arroch | 22:07 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Edgar | 24:51 | Read by Matea Bracic |
| Jeanie | 22:45 | Read by Jim Locke |
| A Family Consultation | 21:00 | Read by TR Love |
| The Family Martyr | 26:45 | Read by Justin Hew |
| A Party in a Parlour | 22:39 | Read by Ryan Williams |
| Gentility | 19:10 | Read by madcappe |
| A Railway Journey: The Scotch Express | 23:14 | Read by davidholmesvoice |
| Alone | 21:45 | Read by torre435 |
| A Noble Patron | 20:21 | Read by madcappe |
| Waiting for a Situation | 19:24 | Read by madcappe |
| Disappointment | 18:05 | Read by madcappe |
| A new Friend | 21:44 | Read by madcappe |
| The Enchanted Palace | 19:42 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Reality | 29:03 | Read by davidholmesvoice |
| A Pair of Philanthropists | 20:28 | Read by davidholmesvoice |
| The Shop | 23:40 | Read by littlemissclumsy |
| Two Culprits on their Trial | 26:02 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Schemes and Speculations | 21:17 | Read by Jim Locke |
| The Village | 18:44 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Wisdom and Foolishness | 22:49 | Read by davidholmesvoice |
| The Opposite Camp | 27:30 | Read by Jim Locke |
Reviews
Jim Locke is THE WORST LIBIVOX READER
Rand Nathan
This book might be worth a listen - however - the reader Jim Locke ruins it. I have listened to around 500 books and short stories on LibriVox over the last five years and I have encountered Mr. Locke's readings many times. He is a prolific contributor and he is hard to avoid if one plays as many readings as I have. His delivery is wooden and given in a monotone without any trace of emotion. I find his work as appealing as the sound emitted by a fingernail scratching a blackboard. This work, as I stated in my first sentence, may indeed be worth listening to. I am skipping Mr. Locke's chapters; maybe his monotone will put me to sleep.