The King's Own Borderers (Vol. 1-3)
A Victorian Scottish Military Romance of Loyalty, Inheritance, and HonourBy James Grant
Length23h 32m
About this audiobook
The King's Own Borderers is an expansive military romance in which regimental loyalty, dynastic conflict, and personal honor intersect against the turbulent background of Britain's border warfare. Across its three volumes, James Grant combines melodramatic plotting with vivid descriptions of marches, skirmishes, camp life, and the hierarchical rituals of the army. The narrative belongs to the nineteenth-century tradition of historical adventure fiction, balancing documentary interest in military customs with the emotional contrasts of romance: courage is tested by betrayal, and private affections are repeatedly subordinated to public duty. Its episodic structure and emphasis on action reflect the popular Victorian appetite for military narratives while also preserving a strong antiquarian interest in the history and identity of the Borderers. James Grant was a prolific Scottish novelist and military writer whose fiction drew upon his sustained fascination with regimental tradition, national history, and the moral theatre of warfare. His experience as a journalist and his familiarity with military subjects enabled him to present soldiers not merely as instruments of battle but as members of intensely loyal social communities. In this work, that interest becomes a vehicle for exploring the relationship between individual character and inherited institutions, a concern characteristic of Grant's historical romances. This edition will appeal to readers of Victorian sensation fiction, Scottish historical romance, and military literature. It is especially rewarding for those interested in how popular nineteenth-century novels transformed regimental history into dramatic entertainment, combining archival atmosphere, patriotic sentiment, and sustained narrative momentum.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, Romance
Length23 hrs 32 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 7, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Some Do Not ... (Annotated)
2Volume 1
3Preface.
4Chapter I. Lady Winifred.
5Chapter II. The Partan Craig.
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6Chapter III. The Castle of Rohallion.
7Chapter IV. The Child of the Sea.
8Chapter V. The Past.
9Chapter VI. Lord Rohallion.
10Chapter VII. Our Story Progresses.
11Chapter VIII. Quentin's Childhood.
12Chapter IX. The Quartermaster's Snuggery.
13Chapter X. Flora Warrender.
14Chapter XI. Love, and Matters Pertaining Thereto.
15Chapter XII. A Last Kiss.
16Chapter XIII. Cosmo the Master.
17Chapter XIV. An Abrupt Proposal.
18Chapter XV. The Blow.
19Chapter XVI. Expostulation.
20Chapter XVII. Forth into the World.
21Chapter XVIII. Unavailing Regret.
22Chapter XIX. An Old Soldier's Story.
23Chapter XX. The Wayfarer.
24Chapter XXI. The Vault of Kilhenzie.
25Chapter XXII. The Queen Anne's Head.
26Chapter XXIII. New Friends.
27Chapter XXIV. The Young Volunteer.
28Chapter XXV. The Prussian Grenadier.
29Chapter XXVI. Colchester Barracks.
30Chapter XXVII. The Lost Letter.
31Volume 2
32Chapter I. A Last Rejection.
33Chapter II. The Mess.
34Chapter III. The Punishment Parade.
35Chapter IV. The Old Regiment of Edinburgh.
36Chapter V. The Advanced Picquet.
37Chapter VI. Cosmo Joins.
38Chapter VII. The Departure.
39Chapter VIII. On the Sea.
40Chapter IX. Portalegre.
41Chapter X. Cosmo's Craft.
42Chapter XI. Quentin Departs.
43Chapter XII. Anxious Friends.
44Chapter XIII. The Paragraph.
45Chapter XIV. The Wayside Cross and Well.
46Chapter XV. The Muleteers.
47Chapter XVI. Gil Llano.
48Chapter XVII. Danger in the Path.
49Chapter XVIII. The Chasseur ã Cheval.
50Chapter XIX. Eugene de Ribeaupierre.
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