D. K. Broster - Ultimate Collection: Historical Novels, Mysteries, Victorian Romances & Gothic Tales (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Jacobite Adventures, Gothic Tales & Victorian RomanceBy D. K. Broster
Length132h 37m
About this audiobook
D. K. Broster's Ultimate Collection gathers the full range of a writer whose fiction moves with assurance from Jacobite adventure and Victorian romance to psychological mystery and Gothic unease. Her historical novels are distinguished by meticulous period detail, elegant pacing, and a restrained yet powerful emotional register, placing private loyalties against the pressures of dynastic conflict, exile, inheritance, and social change. In literary context, Broster belongs to the great tradition of British historical romance, yet her work often complicates the genre with moral ambiguity and a subtle fascination with the uncanny. Dorothy Kathleen Broster (1877–1950) was an Oxford-educated scholar and novelist whose historical imagination was shaped by rigorous training, archival habits, and a deep sensitivity to the past as lived experience. Her service during the First World War and her intellectual formation among serious historians helped give her fiction its unusual combination of romance, discipline, and psychological insight. She wrote not merely to revive bygone eras, but to examine how history inhabits character. This collection is warmly recommended to readers who value finely wrought historical fiction with narrative momentum and literary intelligence. Admirers of atmospheric romance, classic mystery, and Gothic suggestion will find Broster both accessible and rewarding, a novelist deserving renewed attention.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 4.6 (12)
Includes Amazon
GenreHistorical Fiction, Romance
Length132 hrs 37 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 5, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1D. K. Broster - Ultimate Collection: Historical Novels, Mysteries, Victorian Romances & Gothic Tales (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5D. K. Broster - Ultimate Collection: Historical Novels, Mysteries, Victorian Romances & Gothic Tales
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6Novels
7The Jacobite Trilogy
8The Flight of the Heron
9I THROUGH ENGLISH EYES (pt. 1)
10I THROUGH ENGLISH EYES (pt. 2)
11II FLOOD-TIDE
12III THE EBB
13IV ‘YOUR DEBTOR, EWEN CAMERON’ (pt. 1)
14IV ‘YOUR DEBTOR, EWEN CAMERON’ (pt. 2)
15V THE HERON’S FLIGHT IS ENDED (pt. 1)
16V THE HERON’S FLIGHT IS ENDED (pt. 2)
17The Gleam in the North (pt. 1)
18The Gleam in the North (pt. 2)
19The Gleam in the North (pt. 3)
20The Gleam in the North (pt. 4)
21The Gleam in the North (pt. 5)
22The Gleam in the North (pt. 6)
23The Dark Mile (pt. 1)
24The Dark Mile (pt. 2)
25The Dark Mile (pt. 3)
26The Dark Mile (pt. 4)
27The Dark Mile (pt. 5)
28The Vision Splendid
29BOOK I CRAG AND TORRENT (pt. 1)
30BOOK I CRAG AND TORRENT (pt. 2)
31BOOK II GARISH DAY (pt. 1)
32BOOK II GARISH DAY (pt. 2)
33BOOK II GARISH DAY (pt. 3)
34BOOK III LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT (pt. 1)
35BOOK III LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT (pt. 2)
36The Yellow Poppy
37BOOK I THE WEDDING GIFT
38BOOK II MIRABEL (pt. 1)
39BOOK II MIRABEL (pt. 2)
40BOOK II MIRABEL (pt. 3)
41BOOK III LE CLOS-AUX-GRIVES (pt. 1)
42BOOK III LE CLOS-AUX-GRIVES (pt. 2)
43BOOK IV THE YELLOW POPPY (pt. 1)
44BOOK IV THE YELLOW POPPY (pt. 2)
45"Mr. Rowl"
46PART I THE HAPPY VALLEY (pt. 1)
47PART I THE HAPPY VALLEY (pt. 2)
48PART II THE COST OF A WHIM (pt. 1)
49PART II THE COST OF A WHIM (pt. 2)
50PART III THE MAKING OF A WILDCAT (pt. 1)
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