The Quest of the Sacred Slipper


Lu par laineyben

(4.4 stars; 101 reviews)

Cavanagh becomes involved in the adventurous search for a precious relic in the mysterious East. (Introduction by Laineyben) (5 hr 9 min)

Chapitres

Chapter 1 The Phantom Scimitar 9:20 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 2 The Girl with the Violet Eyes 6:07 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 3 Hassan of Aleppo 7:19 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 4 The Oblong Box 9:16 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 5 The Occupant of the Box 10:13 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 6 The Ring of The Prophet 11:46 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 7 First Attempt on the Safe 5:43 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 8 The Violet Eyes Again 8:27 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 9 Second Attempt on the Safe 15:33 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 10 At The British Antiquarian Museum 12:20 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 11 The Hole in the Blind 4:02 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 12 The Hashishin Watch 4:46 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 13 The White Beam 7:53 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 14 A Scream in the Night 11:32 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 15 A Shrivelled Hand 4:57 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 16 The Dwarf 10:17 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 17 The Woman with the Basket 15:57 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 18 What Came Through the Window 5:15 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 19 A Rapping at Midnight 8:15 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 20 The Golden Pavilion 9:47 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 21 The Black Tube 13:46 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 22 The Light of El-Medineh 8:17 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 23 The Three Messages 9:57 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 24 I Keep the Appointment 2:45 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 25 The Watcher in Bank Chambers 13:21 Lu par laineyben
Chapeter 26 The Stong-Room 7:42 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 27 The Slipper 2:57 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 28 Carneta 9:53 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 29 We Meet Mr Isaacs 10:32 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 30 At the Gate House 8:29 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 31 The Pool of Death 9:34 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 32 Six Patches 12:10 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 33 How We Were Reenforced 8:18 Lu par laineyben
Chapter 34 My Last Meeting with Hassan of Aleppo 13:05 Lu par laineyben

Critiques

Love hate relationship with this book


(4 stars)

The slipper of a prophet has been stolen and brought to a museum. The followers of that prophet seek to retrieve that slipper, and will stop at nothing to do it, including murder. Professor Cavanagh becomes the keeper of that slipper and finds himself pursued by thieves, religious fanatics, and a mysterious woman with violet eyes. I liked the mystery of this book, and I liked the reader, the book was wonderfully read. I found some of the scenes annoying because the hero was a bit of a clodpole at times. All in all it was a mostly good book with a neat ending. Kudos to the reader for her excellent voice which fit in well with the tone of the story. A mildly tinny sound on the recording; GE filtered it out fine.

I agree!


(5 stars)

I agree completely with the first reviewer. I love Sax Rohmer's books, and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this reading. Thank you to the reader and Librivox.

BETTER THAN FU MANCHU


(5 stars)

Fu Manchu doubtless lent itself easily to the movies. but this tale, very similar in essence, was much better. Rohmer has great imaginative powers which enable him to tell stories through brief moments of peril or perplexity. This would not succeed with everyone, but it does with him. And it certainly does not hurt that the narration is perfection itself, both in pace and tone.


(1 stars)

Boring plot and repetitive events. This was my first novel by Sax Rohmer and probably the last! i guess having gone through novels from H. Rider Haggard, this novel did not meet the same standards. Reader though did a good job.


(5 stars)

Elaine's narration is incomparable and spell binding. I will listen to anything she reads and was fortunate enough to follow up her readings of the Fu Manchu adventures with this masterpiece of suspense from Sax Rohmer

good mystery


(5 stars)

This one was very good the reader was terrific, not to fast, not yelling and some good voices. I was able and happy to listen to the whole book, which I thank yiu.n


(5 stars)

The quality of the reading is so perfect and so beautifully done it's a pleasure to hear the voice of Elaine sweater. the look is filled with action Forest time.

great narration, good story


(4 stars)

Narrator is absolute joy to listen to. the storyline though is not that exciting or out of the ordinary. it's almost predictable Ford most parts