The Dark House


Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)

(3.8 stars; 23 reviews)

An extremely wealthy but reclusive man has died, leaving an eccentric will which hints at great riches hidden somewhere in the house. Most of the people at the reading of the will did not know the deceased in person, but had received kindnesses from him, for instance by the payment of school and university fees. The principal beneficiary, a great-nephew, also did not know him. The only two people who really knew him were the old lawyer who dealt with his affairs, and an old Indian servant. Yet when the will had been read, and they all went to where the treasure--gold, jewels and bank-notes--were supposed to be hidden, nothing could be found. (4 hr 33 min)

Chapitres

01 – Number 9A, Albemarle Square 13:31 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
02 – The Dead Mans Relatives 11:06 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
03 – One Guardian Of The Treasure 12:17 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
04 – The Lawyers Tin Box 9:17 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
05 – The Reading Of The Will 11:56 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
06 – A Fit Of Generosity 7:24 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
07 – Lying In State 17:59 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
08 – The Horrors Of A Morn 8:12 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
09 – Another Discovery 10:09 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
10 – Why, Doctor, Doctor He’s Dead! 7:28 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
11 – The Treasure 11:00 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
12 – The End Of The Instructions 8:34 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
13 – The Young Doctor 6:45 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
14 – A Clever Diplomatist 9:08 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
15 – In The Dark 7:21 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
16 – You Here 7:02 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
17 – The Tenth Night 7:29 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
18 – Nocturnal Proceedings 6:20 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
19 – Birds Of Prey 6:35 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
20 – Asleep Or Awake? 6:17 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
21 – What The Sound Was 7:27 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
22 – A Blank Adventure 11:58 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
23 – Waiting For Breakfast 5:03 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
24 – Doctor And Nurse 14:52 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
25 – High Words 5:36 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
26 – Capels Nurses 9:36 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
27 – An Encounter 7:56 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
28 – Mr Preenhams Visitor 5:40 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
29 – The Party Breaks Up 10:06 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
30 – Where The Treasure Lay 9:38 Lu par Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)

Critiques

Good mystery


(5 stars)

A very wealthy uncle passes away, leaving his treasure to his only surviving relatives, but splitting it up in a strange way. Stranger still is the request that his heir create a tomb in the house for himself. Can it get any stranger? How about two dead bodies in the dead man's room? Is that all? No, because now the rich man's treasure has disappeared! Who is responsible for the theft? What is the mystery surrounding the dark house? The story is well done right from the start, and is suspenseful straight through. Enjoy! Reading is good, if a wee bit monotone.

Perfect!


(5 stars)

I love this narrator because of her particular calm pattern ...I listen to books as I go to sleep. & its nice not to have loud jumps in speech or fast narration that is hard to lull into....She is calming and even toned making sleep come easily.... and I just leave off at the last point I remember .... so I say...excellent job Lucy & Thank you for all your hard work!!! :-p

The Dark House


(2 stars)

I really tried to listen to this story and was very frustrated because I could not understand what the reader was saying. I am not a great reader but I am trying to get my daughter and grand-daughter to read a book and I am hoping that we can re-do this one because I find it very intriguing. I know that it takes guts to read and I have nothing personal about this reader and appreciate her effort.


(2 stars)

Lucy Burgoine is narrator. Need I say more. It might have been a good book but as stated in previous review, "the narrator is everything". Dear Mike Zane, you are too nice. Maybe you could re-narrate this book and I'll be the first to listen.

sounds good but....


(0 stars)

It sounds good but I really do not enjoy that particular narrator. Narration of these books is everything and you are right about the monotone. I can barely get through her narration on a lot of these Librivox books.


(0.5 stars)

I really want to hear this book, but there is no other narrator and I can't handle the monotone of this narrator...I hope someday I can hear this most interestinf book!!


(4 stars)

Good little story, though it ends a bit suddenly.

It's a good story.


(3 stars)

It certainly kept me entertained.