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)
26CHAPTER XXI
2Introduction
27CHAPTER XXII
3Historical Context
28CHAPTER XXIII
4Synopsis (Selection)
29CHAPTER XXIV
5BOOK ONE
30CHAPTER XXV
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6CHAPTER I
31CHAPTER XXVI
7CHAPTER II
32CHAPTER XXVII
8CHAPTER III
33CHAPTER XXVIII
9CHAPTER IV
34CHAPTER XXIX
10CHAPTER V
35CHAPTER XXX
11CHAPTER VI
36CHAPTER XXXI
12CHAPTER VII
37CHAPTER XXXII
13CHAPTER VIII
38CHAPTER XXXIII
14CHAPTER IX
39CHAPTER XXXIV
15CHAPTER X
40BOOK TWO
16CHAPTER XI
41CHAPTER I
17CHAPTER XII
42CHAPTER II
18CHAPTER XIII
43CHAPTER III
19CHAPTER XIV
44CHAPTER IV
20CHAPTER XV
45CHAPTER V
21CHAPTER XVI
46CHAPTER VI
22CHAPTER XVII
47CHAPTER VII
23CHAPTER XVIII
48CHAPTER VIII
24CHAPTER XIX
49CHAPTER IX
25CHAPTER XX
50CHAPTER X
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