Beau Brocade
A Dashing Highwayman's Tale of Love, Loyalty, and IntrigueBy Baroness Orczy
Length8h 39m
About this audiobook
In "Beau Brocade," Baroness Orczy weaves a captivating narrative that combines romance, adventure, and the intricate intrigues of 18th-century England. The story focuses on the charismatic and flamboyant character of Beau Brocade, a charming rogue navigating the treacherous waters of high society, loyalty, and betrayal. Orczy employs a rich and vibrant literary style, characterized by her use of clever dialogue and vivid descriptions, which vividly bring to life the lush backdrop of the Georgian era and its social dynamics. The novel fits within the tradition of historical fiction, reflecting Orczy's penchant for drama and her fascination with the complexities of human relationships during a time of political unrest. Baroness Orczy, a Hungarian-born British author and playwright, is best known for her creation of the iconic character the Scarlet Pimpernel. Her diverse background and experiences in theatre certainly informed her storytelling prowess and refined sense of characters. Living during a time when women's roles were often confined, Orczy carved out her niche by writing powerful narratives that featured strong characters, reflecting her own belief in the capacity for personal resilience and transformation. "Beau Brocade" is a must-read for those who delight in historical narratives enlivened by romance and wit. Orczy's masterful storytelling invites readers into a world where honor, love, and cunning coexist, making it an enriching experience for any lover of historical fiction.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.9 (92)
Includes Goodreads
GenreRomance, Historical Fiction
Length8 hrs 39 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 9, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Part 1 The Forge
2Chapter 1 By Act Of Parliament
3Chapter 2 The Forge Of John Stich
4Chapter 3 The Fugitive
5Chapter 4 Jock Miggs, The Shepherd
Mostrar todos os capítulosVer menos
6Chapter 5 “There’s None Like Her, None!”
7Chapter 6 A Squire Of High Degree
8Chapter 7 The Halt At The Moorhen
9Chapter 8 The Rejected Suitor
10Chapter 9 Sir Humphrey’s Familiar
11Chapter 10 A Stranger At The Forge
12Chapter 11 The Stranger’s Name
13Chapter 12 The Beautiful White Rose
14Chapter 13 A Proposal And A Threat
15Chapter 14 The Fight In The Forge
16Part 2 The Heath
17Chapter 15 The Outlaw
18Chapter 16 A Rencontre On The Heath
19Chapter 17 A Faithful Friend
20Chapter 18 Moonlight On The Heath
21Chapter 19 His Oath
22Part 3 Brassington
23Chapter 20 A Thrilling Narrative
24Chapter 21 Master Mittachip’s Idea
25Chapter 22 An Interlude
26Chapter 23 A Daring Plan
27Chapter 24 His Honour, Squire West
28Chapter 25 Success And Disappointment
29Chapter 26 The Man Hunt
30Chapter 27 Jock Miggs’s Errand
31Chapter 28 The Quarry
32Chapter 29 The Dawn
33Part 4 H.R.H. The Duke Of Cumberland
34Chapter 30 Suspense
35Chapter 31 “We’ve Gotten Beau Brocade!”
36Chapter 32 A Painful Incident
37Chapter 33 The Awakening
38Chapter 34 A Life For A Life
39Chapter 35 Quits
40Chapter 36 The Agony Of Parting
41Chapter 37 Reparation
42Chapter 38 The Joy Of Re-Union
The Elusive PimpernelBaroness Orczy7h 27m4.1 (6.7K)$10 · $0.00
El DoradoBaroness Orczy10h 51m4.1 (3.5K)$10 · $0.00
Castles in the AirBaroness Orczy7h 4m3.4 (105)$2 · $0.00
The Celestial CityBaroness Orczy10h 18m$2 · $0.00
The Turbulent DuchessBaroness Orczy5h 14m$2 · $0.00
LeatherfaceBaroness Orczy3h 51m3.7 (211)$2 · $0.00
The League of the Scarlet PimpernelBaroness Orczy9h 46m4.0 (2.6K)$1 · $0.00
Sir Percy Leads the BandBaroness Orczy7h 47m3.9 (1K)$2 · $0.00
The Man in GreyBaroness Orczy8h 27m$2 · $0.00
Unravelled KnotsBaroness Orczy11h 20m3.5 (114)$2 · $0.00
Skin O' My ToothBaroness Orczy11h 13m3.7 (450)$2 · $0.00
The Elusive PimpernelBaroness Orczy9h 39m4.1 (3.5K)$2 · $0.00
Der Mann in der EckeBaroness Orczy8h 35m3.8 (2.6K)$2 · $0.00
A Bride Of The PlainsBaroness Orczy9h 25m3.2 (30)$2 · $0.00
In Mary's ReignBaroness Orczy11h 28m3.9 (49)$1 · $0.00
Unravelled KnotsBaroness Orczy11h 20m3.9 (243)$2 · $0.00
The Man in GreyBaroness Orczy9h 46m3.7 (20)$2 · $0.00
A Collection of European Soldier Tales – 3 Classic Cavalier RomancesBaroness Orczy, Maurice Hewlett, Arthur Conan Doyle33h 23m$1
Lady Molly of Scotland YardBaroness Orczy7h 55m3.5 (1.4K)$10 · $0.00
Following the TrailLynette Eason6h 35m4.6 (2.3K)$12 · $0.00
Her Duty Bound DefenderSharee Stover6h 30m4.6 (559)$12 · $0.00
Defending from DangerJodie Bailey5h 46m4.6 (588)$24 · $0.00
White HotIlona Andrews13h 18m4.5 (136.9K)$5 · $0.00
Explosive RevengeMaggie K. Black6h 18m4.6 (545)$12 · $0.00
Her Brand of JusticeB.J. Daniels6h 48m4.6 (1.3K)$12 · $0.00
Search And DetectTerri Reed5h 51m4.6 (706)$24 · $0.00
Driving ForceElle James4h 58m4.6 (407)$20 · $0.00
Danger in the WildernessDarlene L. Turner6h 54m4.7 (299)$12 · $0.00
Yukon JusticeDana Mentink6h 15m4.6 (751)$12 · $0.00
The Rogue WarriorCindy Roland Anderson5h 44m4.6 (410)$17 · $0.00
Trail Of ThreatsJessica R. Patch5h 47m4.6 (425)$24 · $0.00
Ironwood, a Fae Universe SeriesAlessa Thorn26h 57m4.6 (835)$30 · $0.00
Ready to ProtectValerie Hansen5h 38m4.6 (981)$24 · $0.00
Searching For EvidenceCarol J. Post6h 21m4.6 (552)$24 · $0.00
New Beginnings at Lullbury BayGeorgia Hill6h 59m4.6 (423)$13 · $0.00
Hiding in MontanaLaura Scott6h 18m4.6 (1K)$12 · $0.00
Christmas K-9 Unit HeroesLenora Worth, Katy Lee5h 51m4.6 (507)$24 · $0.00
Three ComradesErich Maria Remarque15h 50m4.5 (47.3K)$2 · $0.00
Craft BrewLayla Reyne7h 50m4.5 (986)$26 · $0.00
Under the Light of the Italian MoonJennifer Anton12h 28m4.5 (5.3K)$23 · $0.00
Jubilee, 50th Anniversary EditionMargaret Walker15h 43m4.5 (9.5K)$25 · $0.00
Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen14h 44m4.4 (4.7M)$2 · $0.00
Flying Colours (Annotated)Cecil Louis Troughton Smith9h 26m4.4 (10.1K)$2 · $0.00
With Love from HarlemReShonda Tate13h 48m4.5 (2K)$6 · $0.00
Sweet Home Highland ChristmasMay McGoldrick, Jan Coffey2h 54m4.5 (1.4K)$7 · $0.00
Rilla of InglesideL. M. Montgomery12h 25m4.4 (67.5K)$2 · $0.00
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Annotated)Willa Cather9h 13m4.4 (4.7K)$2 · $0.00
The Alice NetworkKate Quinn15h 7m4.4 (887.1K)$33 · $0.00
The Goddess of WarsawLisa Barr13h 4m4.4 (36.4K)$33 · $0.00
The Ohio River Trilogy: Betty Zane, The Spirit of the Border & The Last TrailZane Grey29h 8m4.4 (1.8K)$1 · $0.00
The Attic ChildLola Jaye14h 46m4.4 (21K)$33 · $0.00
Martyr of the CatacombsJames De Mille3h 41m4.5 (744)$1 · $0.00
Quo VadisHenryk Sienkiewicz22h 52m4.4 (62K)$21 · $0.00
Bring Up The BodiesHilary Mantel14h 35m4.4 (150K)$33 · $0.00
By the Shores of Silver LakeLaura Ingalls Wilder7h 38m4.4 (103.7K)$1 · $0.00
Sexy/DangerousBeverly Jenkins10h 19m4.4 (2.3K)$29 · $0.00
Trustee from the ToolroomNevil Shute Norway11h 42m4.4 (10.5K)$1 · $0.00
Chasing CassandraLisa Kleypas8h 59m4.3 (108.3K)$29 · $0.00
Deeper than the OceanMirta Ojito12h 29m4.4 (927)$29 · $0.00
You may also like
The Scarlet PimpernelBaroness Emmuska Orczy9h 42m4.1 (173.7K)$1.20 · $0.00
EldoradoBaroness Emmuska Orczy14h 6m4.2 (6.7K)$1.20 · $0.00
The Prisoner of ZendaAnthony Hope5h 57m4.0 (33.6K)$2.30
The Mad KingEdgar Rice Burroughs10h 20m3.9 (1.4K)$2.30
The Man in the Iron MaskAlexandre Dumas21h 16m4.1 (78.9K)$7.50 · $0.00
Twenty Years AfterAlexandre Dumas27h 54m4.2 (41.5K)$35
Twenty years afterAlexandre Dumas28h 59m4.2 (32.1K)$2.30 · $0.00
Twenty Years AfterAlexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet25h 48m4.2 (32.3K)Free
The Sword-Edged BlondeAlex Bledsoe8h 29m3.9 (3.8K)$17
Twenty Years AfterAlexandre Dumas29h4.2 (32.5K)$1.20 · $0.00
The Hero of the PeopleAlexandre Dumas8h 10m4.0 (1.1K)$2 · $0.00
Princess MaritzaPercy James Brebner11h 25m3.2 (36)$2.30
The House of the Four WindsJohn Buchan9h 10m3.7 (218)$1.20 · $0.00
MarivosaBaroness Emmuska Orczy10h 4m$1.20 · $0.00
The Outlaw and the Lady and Other StoriesRafael Sabatini3h 39m$2 · $0.00
The Shadow of the CzarJohn R. Carling14h 26m$2.30
The Lady from Long AcreVictor Bridges10h 49m$2 · $0.00
The Black Ghost of the HighwayGertrude Linnell4h 36m$1 · $0.00
The Purchase Price; Or, The Cause of CompromiseEmerson Hough9h 46m$2.30 · $0.00
Bellarion the Fortunate (Historical Novel)Rafael Sabatini16h 20m3.9 (787)$2 · $0.00