The Rover (Version 2)
Joseph Conrad
Read by Peter Dann
Possessed "of a passion weary of itself", elderly ex-privateer Peyrol is driven by "a sudden impulse of scorn, of magnanimity" to engage in a mortally perilous exploit designed to trick Admiral Nelson into lifting his blockade of the French coast during the Napoleonic wars. The immediate backdrop of this tale's action is an horrific, politically-driven massacre that took place in Toulon in 1793, and which has greatly affected the lives of the small community amongst whom Peyrol has subsequently settled in his retirement. It is probably not a co-incidence that this novel, Conrad's last, was written soon after the Great War, in which Conrad's own son Borys served as an artillery officer, including at the Somme. Conrad's theme is the psychological disfigurement caused when we suffer, or inflict, great trauma, and the high price that must be paid thereafter to achieve any possible redemption. (Summary by Peter Dann) (8 hr 28 min)
Chapters
Chapter 1 | 17:18 | Read by Peter Dann |
Chapter 2 | 24:10 | Read by Peter Dann |
Chapter 3 | 26:17 | Read by Peter Dann |
Chapter 4 | 24:03 | Read by Peter Dann |
Chapter 5 | 24:06 | Read by Peter Dann |
Chapter 6 | 22:25 | Read by Peter Dann |
Chapter 7 | 40:27 | Read by Peter Dann |
Chapter 8 | 35:02 | Read by Peter Dann |
Chapter 9 | 32:20 | Read by Peter Dann |
Chapter 10 | 37:37 | Read by Peter Dann |
Chapter 11 | 35:11 | Read by Peter Dann |
Chapter 12 | 23:11 | Read by Peter Dann |
Chapter 13 | 16:54 | Read by Peter Dann |
Chapter 14 | 42:54 | Read by Peter Dann |
Chapter 15 | 1:00:31 | Read by Peter Dann |
Chapter 16 | 46:31 | Read by Peter Dann |
Reviews
Superb
Shelly
Brilliant story , lots of interesting characters with intriguing backstories. Didn't want it to end. As always, enhanced by Peter's superb narration. Going into my favourites.