
Gordon Craig (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Classic Romantic Adventure of Mistaken Identity, Urban Suspense, and Moral CourageBy Randall ParrishLength8h 11m
About this audiobook
Randall Parrish's Gordon Craig is a briskly plotted romance of adventure in which personal identity, courage, and moral testing are placed under the pressure of danger and intrigue. Written in the idiom of early twentieth-century popular fiction, it combines swift narrative movement, vivid incident, and direct, dramatic dialogue with the conventions of the historical and adventure romance. Parrish's style is energetic rather than ornamental, designed to sustain suspense while giving his hero the qualities of resourcefulness, honor, and emotional reserve admired in the period's masculine fiction. Parrish, an Illinois-born writer associated with American historical romance and frontier adventure, brought to his novels a journalist's sense of pace and a storyteller's appetite for conflict. His career was shaped by the reading public's enthusiasm for tales of war, wilderness, conspiracy, and romantic loyalty. Gordon Craig reflects his characteristic interest in men tested by circumstance and in social worlds where reputation and action matter more than introspection. This book is recommended to readers who enjoy classic adventure fiction, especially works poised between Victorian romance and modern popular narrative. It will appeal to those interested in American genre fiction, serialized storytelling, and the heroic codes that animated prewar adventure literature.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure, Romance
Length8 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 10, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
21CHAPTER XX
2CHAPTER I
22CHAPTER XXI
3CHAPTER II
23CHAPTER XXII
4CHAPTER III
24CHAPTER XXIII
5CHAPTER IV
25CHAPTER XXIV
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6CHAPTER V
26CHAPTER XXV
7CHAPTER VI
27CHAPTER XXVI
8CHAPTER VII
28CHAPTER XXVII
9CHAPTER VIII
29CHAPTER XXVIII
10CHAPTER IX
30CHAPTER XXIX
11CHAPTER X
31CHAPTER XXX
12CHAPTER XI
32CHAPTER XXXI
13CHAPTER XII
33CHAPTER XXXII
14CHAPTER XIII
34CHAPTER XXXIII
15CHAPTER XIV
35CHAPTER XXXIV
16CHAPTER XV
36CHAPTER XXXV
17CHAPTER XVI
37CHAPTER XXXVI
18CHAPTER XVII
38CHAPTER XXXVII
19CHAPTER XVIII
39Memorable Quotes
20CHAPTER XIX