Peccavi
E. W. Hornung
Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)





How does a man who as committed a heavy sin — not a crime, but a sin with terrible consequences — atone for his behaviour? What if the man is a priest of the Church of England? That is the central question of E. W. Hornung’s Peccavi (I have sinned). The Rev. Robert Carlton, rector of the rural parish of Long Stow, now finds not only his parishioners turned against him, but also his patron Wilton Gleed, for under English ecclesiastical law’s allowance of advowson, a patron (usually a notable) could in effect name a particular clergyman to a church living, or benefice, under his control. What the patron could not do, however, was to eject a rector from his church and his rectory; that was a matter for the local bishop, not him. ( Nicholas Clifford) (11 hr 11 min)
Chapitres
Dust to Dust | 16:59 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Chief Mourner | 10:34 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
A Confession | 20:04 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Midsummer Night | 28:21 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Man Alone | 11:12 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Fire | 24:32 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Sinner's Prayer | 19:10 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Lord of the Manor | 20:26 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
A Duel Begins | 17:24 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Letter of the Law | 24:31 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Labour of Hercules | 16:30 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
A Fresh Discovery | 9:24 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Devices of a Castaway | 10:09 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Last Resort | 22:39 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
His Own Lawyer | 18:15 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
End of the Duel | 39:52 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Three Weeks and a Night | 11:46 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Night's Work | 25:36 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The First Winter | 35:49 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Way of Peace | 34:01 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
At the Flint House | 21:47 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
A Little Child | 19:48 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Design and Accident | 24:59 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Glamour and Rue | 23:52 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Signs of Change | 14:52 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
A Very Few Words | 12:33 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
An Escape | 18:39 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Turning Tide | 22:02 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
A Haven of Hearts | 23:14 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Woman's Hour | 26:37 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Advent Eve | 19:50 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Second Time | 11:33 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Sanctuary | 14:59 | Lu par Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Critiques
An Excellent Tale





jbrown
Mr. Clifford sets the perfect tone for this story with his flawless narration. We hold our clergy to the highest of standards and yet, like us, they are mere human. The reverberations of sin across many lives is told here. Is there any chance for redemption. I highly recommend “Peccavi”. It is a tale that will leave you a fan of E. W. Hornung.
Too meandering





Shelly
An interesting idea. I found that it dragged out with characters only sketchily formed and their personal stories which had little or nothing to do with the main idea, My credulity was tried by the way the main character took on completely alien tasks and succeeded straight away
Very good





potuc
Interesting story, very very good reader. Hopefully Mr. Clifford is in a better place now, far away from this flawed Earth.
great reader





Nat
I don’t quite understand the title of the book. It was a good read, interesting take on clergy and so on.
Brilliant story, wonderful reading





Sid Ali
I am so glad I came across this masterpiece. Love the character's development.The reading is just perfect!





A LibriVox Listener
An unknown to me, but surprisingly good story, well read.