The Battle of the Strong (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Romance of Two KingdomsBy Gilbert Parker
Length13h 52m
About this audiobook
Gilbert Parker's The Battle of the Strong is a richly textured historical romance set largely in Jersey during the era of the French Revolution and Napoleonic conflict. Combining maritime adventure, political intrigue, and moral drama, the novel follows private loyalties under the pressure of imperial war and social judgment. Parker's prose is expansive, pictorial, and ceremonious, characteristic of late-Victorian historical fiction, yet animated by sharp regional detail: Channel Island speech, customs, religion, and seafaring culture give the narrative its distinctive atmosphere. Parker, a Canadian-born writer and later British parliamentarian, was drawn throughout his career to borderlands of empire, identity, and allegiance. His experience as a journalist, traveler, and imperial observer helped shape his fiction's concern with duty, honor, colonial imagination, and the burdens imposed by public life. In this novel, his fascination with history and place becomes a means of examining character under strain, especially where private passion collides with national destiny. Readers who admire historical fiction with moral seriousness, romantic intensity, and carefully evoked settings will find The Battle of the Strong rewarding. It is especially recommended to those interested in Victorian imperial literature, Channel Island history, and novels where personal fate is inseparable from the turbulence of Europe.
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
GenreRomance, Historical Fiction
Length13 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 11, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Billy Budd (Annotated)
26CHAPTER XXIII
2INTRODUCTION
27CHAPTER XXIV
3PROEM
28CHAPTER XXV
4CHAPTER I
29CHAPTER XXVI
5CHAPTER II
30CHAPTER XXVII
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6CHAPTER III
31CHAPTER XXVIII
7CHAPTER IV
32CHAPTER XXIX
8CHAPTER V
33CHAPTER XXX
9CHAPTER VI
34CHAPTER XXXI
10CHAPTER VII
35CHAPTER XXXII
11CHAPTER VIII
36CHAPTER XXXIII
12CHAPTER IX
37CHAPTER XXXIV
13CHAPTER X
38CHAPTER XXXV
14CHAPTER XI
39CHAPTER XXXVI
15CHAPTER XII
40CHAPTER XXXVII
16CHAPTER XIII
41CHAPTER XXXVIII
17CHAPTER XIV
42CHAPTER XXXIX
18CHAPTER XV
43CHAPTER XL
19CHAPTER XVI
44CHAPTER XLI
20CHAPTER XVII
45CHAPTER XLII
21CHAPTER XVIII
46CHAPTER XLIII
22CHAPTER XIX
47CHAPTER XLIV
23CHAPTER XX
48CHAPTER XLV
24CHAPTER XXI
49CHAPTER XLVI
25CHAPTER XXII
50EPILOGUE
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