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A Prefect's Uncle

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(4,064 Sterne; 55 Bewertungen)

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)

Chapters

Term Begins

16:13

Read by Madame Tusk

Introduces an Unusual Uncle

12:28

Read by KevinS

The Uncle Makes Himself at Home

17:45

Read by Rita Boutros

Pringle Makes a Sporting Offer

17:11

Read by Rita Boutros

Farnie Gets Into Trouble

17:17

Read by Rita Boutros

and Stays There

16:56

Read by Rita Boutros

The Bishop Goes For a Ride

13:34

Read by KevinS

The M.C.C. Match

17:48

Read by KevinS

The Bishop Finishes His Ride

12:23

Read by ChadH94

In Which a Case is Fully Discussed

13:26

Read by Buchernarr

Poetry and Stump-cricket

14:28

Read by KevinS

'We, the Undersigned'

15:10

Read by KevinS

Leicester's House Team Goes Into a Second Edition

11:32

Read by KevinS

Norris Takes a Short Holiday

16:01

Read by KevinS

Versus Charchester (at Charchester)

14:46

Read by KevinS

A Disputed Authorship

15:25

Read by KevinS

The Winter Term

12:55

Read by Sophia Gannaoui

The Bishop Scores

13:48

Read by KevinS

Bewertungen

pretty good

(4 Sterne)

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 Sterne)

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 Sterne)

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

good read

(3,5 Sterne)

heavy on cricket terms but enjoyable