The Dark Mile (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Historical Romance NovelBy D. K. Broster
Length11h 57m
About this audiobook
The Dark Mile brings D. K. Broster's Jacobite sequence to its sombre conclusion, returning to the scarred Highlands in the wake of the 1745 Rising. Centred on divided loyalties, pursuit, concealment, and the lingering claims of honour, the novel combines historical romance with a disciplined psychological realism. Broster's prose is elegant, atmospheric, and exact, setting private anguish against a landscape charged with political defeat and ancestral memory. In literary context, it belongs to the tradition of Scott-inflected historical fiction, yet it is less triumphalist than elegiac, attentive to the cost of history upon individual conscience. Dorothy Kathleen Broster was a learned English novelist with a serious antiquarian imagination and a gift for dramatizing vanished causes without sentimentality. Educated at Oxford and shaped by the historical upheavals of the early twentieth century, including wartime service, she brought to Jacobite material both scholarly care and an acute feeling for loss, exile, and fidelity under pressure. This book is recommended to readers who value historically grounded fiction that is morally complex and stylistically refined. Those interested in Scotland, Jacobitism, or the tragic afterlife of failed political ideals will find The Dark Mile a resonant and rewarding conclusion.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- 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
Rating★★★★ 4.1 (88)
Includes Goodreads
GenreRomance, Historical Fiction
Length11 hrs 57 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 5, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Saddle and Ride: Western Classics - Boxed Set (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Prologue.the Thirteenth Chief
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6Chapter I. What the Moon Saw
7Chapter II. On His Very Hearthstone
8Chapter III. Branded
9Chapter IV. The Lady from the Loch
10Chapter V. Would She Were Gone!
11Chapter VI. The Field of Daisies
12Chapter VII. An Explanation at the Goats’ Whey
13Chapter VIII. The Only Safety
14Chapter IX. Other People’s Love Affairs
15Chapter X. Father and Son
16Chapter XI. Ian Stewart Listens to the Devil
17Chapter XII. “Out, Sword, and to a Sore Purpose!”
18Chapter XIII. Castle Dangerous
19Chapter XIV. “Will You Walk Into My Parlour?”
20Chapter XV. On the Verge
21Chapter XVI. Another in the Toils
22Chapter XVII. Deliverance
23Chapter XVIII. Ian Does Some Hard Things
24Chapter XIX. Finlay’s Tool . . . ?
25Chapter XX. In a Green Riding Habit
26Chapter XXI. Torment
27Chapter XXII. The Counter Thrust
28Chapter XXIII. The Stream in Spate
29Chapter XXIV. “Ask Mr. Maitland . . .”
30Chapter XXV. “He Forgave . . .”
31Chapter XXVI. A Life for a Life
32Chapter XXVII. Light in the Dark Mile
33Chapter XXVIII. The King of Lochlann’s Daughter
34Analysis
35Reflection
36Memorable Quotes
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