The Broad Highway Ahead - Regency Romance Trilogy (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Broad Highway, Charmian Lady Vibart & The Way BeyondBy Jeffery Farnol
Length35h 29m
About this audiobook
The Broad Highway Ahead - Regency Romance Trilogy gathers Jeffery Farnol's characteristic world of spirited courtship, masked identity, roadside adventure, and moral testing within the elegant turbulence of the Regency imagination. Written in a deliberately antique, richly mannered prose, the trilogy looks back to Fielding, Scott, and the picaresque romance, blending duels, inns, inheritance plots, and wandering heroes with a humane interest in honour, loyalty, and love. Its charm lies not in realism alone but in Farnol's theatrical reconstruction of a vanished England. Jeffery Farnol, born in 1878 in Birmingham and later associated with both England and America, became one of the formative popular historical romancers of the early twentieth century. His fascination with Georgian and Regency manners, fencing-room codes, highway culture, and idealized masculinity helped shape his fiction. Writing before the dominance of modernist austerity, Farnol preserved an older romance tradition, offering readers escape while also reflecting Edwardian anxieties about class, courage, and personal integrity. This volume is recommended for readers who admire historical romance with literary polish, leisurely plotting, and robust period atmosphere. Those drawn to gallant heroes, spirited heroines, and adventures conducted under the sign of honour will find Farnol a rewarding companion.
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
GenreRomance
Length35 hrs 29 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 2, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The King's Own Borderers (Vol. 1-3)
81CHAPTER XLI
2Introduction
82CHAPTER XLII
3Historical Context
83CHAPTER XLIII
4Synopsis (Selection)
84CHAPTER XLIV
5BOOK ONE
85CHAPTER XLV
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6CHAPTER I
86CHAPTER XLVI
7CHAPTER II
87CHAPTER XLVII
8CHAPTER III
88Charmian, Lady Vibart
9CHAPTER IV
89CHAPTER I WHICH INTRODUCETH OUR HUSBAND AND WIFE
10CHAPTER V
90CHAPTER II TELLS HOW CHARMIAN WROTE A LETTER AND WHY
11CHAPTER VI
91CHAPTER III GIVETH A BRIEF GLIMPSE OF VALENTINE, VISCOUNT IFORD
12CHAPTER VII
92CHAPTER IV TELLS HOW AND WHY SIR PETER STARTED ON A JOURNEY
13CHAPTER VIII
93CHAPTER V TELLS HOW CHARMIAN LEAPT TO ACTION
14CHAPTER IX
94CHAPTER VI TELLS HOW CHARMIAN WENT TO SEA
15CHAPTER X
95CHAPTER VII INTRODUCES THREE FINE GENTLEMEN AND A MAN
16CHAPTER XI
96CHAPTER VIII WHICH GIVES SOME DESCRIPTION OF A MOTHER AND SON
17CHAPTER XII
97CHAPTER IX TELLS HOW MY LADY CHARMIAN PLOTTED AGAINST HER LORD
18CHAPTER XIII
98CHAPTER X CONCERNING THE TWO GENERATIONS
19CHAPTER XIV
99CHAPTER XI CONCERNING SIR PETER, HIS METHOD MASCULINE
20CHAPTER XV
100CHAPTER XII TELLS HOW CHARMIAN SCHEMED
21CHAPTER XVI
101CHAPTER XIII MY LADY CHARMIAN, HER METHOD FEMININE
22CHAPTER XVII
102CHAPTER XIV HAS THE MERIT OF BEING SHORT
23CHAPTER XVIII
103CHAPTER XV TELLS HOW CHARMIAN PLAYED A PART
24CHAPTER XIX
104CHAPTER XVI TELLS HOW MR. GAFTON LISTENED TO A SONG
25CHAPTER XX
105CHAPTER XVII TELLS OF MONSIEUR THE VICOMTE, HIS SCHEME
26CHAPTER XXI
106CHAPTER XVIII HOW CHARMIAN DENIED PETER FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE LAST
27CHAPTER XXII
107CHAPTER XIX GIVES A VERY BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF A RIDE
28CHAPTER XXIII
108CHAPTER XX THE OTHER WAY: WHICH IS THE END OF CHARMIAN’S SCHEMING AND NATURALLY ENDS THIS NARRATIVE
29CHAPTER XXIV
109The Way Beyond
30CHAPTER XXV
110CHAPTER I
31CHAPTER XXVI
111CHAPTER II
32CHAPTER XXVII
112CHAPTER III
33CHAPTER XXVIII
113CHAPTER IV
34CHAPTER XXIX
114CHAPTER V
35CHAPTER XXX
115CHAPTER VI
36CHAPTER XXXI
116CHAPTER VII
37CHAPTER XXXII
117CHAPTER VIII
38CHAPTER XXXIII
118CHAPTER IX
39CHAPTER XXXIV
119CHAPTER X
40BOOK TWO
120CHAPTER XI
41CHAPTER I
121CHAPTER XII
42CHAPTER II
122CHAPTER XIII
43CHAPTER III
123CHAPTER XIV
44CHAPTER IV
124CHAPTER XV
45CHAPTER V
125CHAPTER XVI
46CHAPTER VI
126CHAPTER XVII
47CHAPTER VII
127CHAPTER XVIII
48CHAPTER VIII
128CHAPTER XIX
49CHAPTER IX
129CHAPTER XX
50CHAPTER X
130CHAPTER XXI
51CHAPTER XI
131CHAPTER XXII
52CHAPTER XII
132CHAPTER XXIII
53CHAPTER XIII
133CHAPTER XXIV
54CHAPTER XIV
134CHAPTER XXV
55CHAPTER XV
135CHAPTER XXVI
56CHAPTER XVI
136CHAPTER XXVII
57CHAPTER XVII
137CHAPTER XXVIII
58CHAPTER XVIII
138CHAPTER XXIX
59CHAPTER XIX
139CHAPTER XXX
60CHAPTER XX
140CHAPTER XXXI
61CHAPTER XXI
141CHAPTER XXXII
62CHAPTER XXII
142CHAPTER XXXIII
63CHAPTER XXIII
143CHAPTER XXXIV
64CHAPTER XXIV
144CHAPTER XXXV
65CHAPTER XXV
145CHAPTER XXXVI
66CHAPTER XXVI
146CHAPTER XXXVII
67CHAPTER XXVII
147CHAPTER XXXVIII
68CHAPTER XXVIII
148CHAPTER XXXIX
69CHAPTER XXIX
149CHAPTER XL
70CHAPTER XXX
150CHAPTER XLI
71CHAPTER XXXI
151CHAPTER XLII
72CHAPTER XXXII
152CHAPTER XLIII
73CHAPTER XXXIII
153CHAPTER XLIV
74CHAPTER XXXIV
154CHAPTER XLV
75CHAPTER XXXV
155CHAPTER XLVI
76CHAPTER XXXVI
156CHAPTER XLVII
77CHAPTER XXXVII
157Analysis
78CHAPTER XXXVIII
158Reflection
79CHAPTER XXXIX
159Memorable Quotes
80CHAPTER XL
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