The Wanderer


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.4 stars; 36 reviews)

This is the fourth and final novel by Fanny Burney, the author of Evelina, Cecilia, and Camilla. "Who is "Miss Ellis?" Why did she board a ship from France to England at the beginning of the French revolution? Anyway, the loss of her purse made this strange "wanderer" dependent upon the charity of some good people and, of course, bad ones. But she always comforts herself by reminding herself that it's better than "what might have been..." This is not only a mystery, not at all. It's also a romance which reminds readers of novels by Jane Austen. Published in 1814, the same year as Mansfield Park, it shares some themes with it. It is also very modern, speaking freely of independent women (like Elinor), weak male characters, and unrequited love. Yes, a love triangle is lurking behind the scenes, and, in this case, it is not clear if the happy ending is suitable. At the time when it was published, critics did not like this political novel, and said that the difficulties which "Ellis" faced while trying to support herself were clearly fictional. However, don't let this deter you. It's a wonderful and mature novel, ahead of it's time by about 100 years. Happy reading! (Summary by Stav Nisser)

This project was proof listened by Elaine Webb and TriciaG. (36 hr 22 min)

Chapitres

chapter 1 25:53 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 2 28:42 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 3 16:29 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 4 13:16 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 5 15:17 Lu par Kalynda
chapter 6 11:12 Lu par Kalynda
chapter 7 18:41 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 8 25:32 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 9 12:46 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 10 20:02 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 11 27:15 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 12 24:47 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 13 18:11 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 14 24:09 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 15 37:35 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 16 33:20 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 17 34:33 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 18 34:17 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 19 21:04 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 20 27:05 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 21 16:35 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 22 20:04 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 23 20:39 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 24 30:36 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 25 36:49 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 26 20:17 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 27 20:01 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 28 26:41 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 29 18:14 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 30 17:06 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 31 18:27 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 32 37:18 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 33 17:01 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 34 15:09 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 35 26:42 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 36 21:35 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 37 13:11 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 38 23:31 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 39 17:19 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 40 32:19 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 41 27:15 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 42 25:43 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 43 20:28 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 44 34:38 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 45 25:58 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 46 29:04 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 47 14:38 Lu par Oldatheart
chapter 48 15:26 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 49 31:47 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 50 18:40 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 51 18:33 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 52 18:31 Lu par Chris Caron
chapter 53 16:26 Lu par Chris Caron
chapter 54 29:12 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 55 12:21 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 56 35:56 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 57 29:24 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 58 36:13 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 59 24:42 Lu par Reeses118
chapter 60 22:03 Lu par Reeses118
chapter 61 20:48 Lu par Kirsten Nelson
chapter 62 15:48 Lu par Kirsten Nelson
chapter 63 17:48 Lu par Kirsten Nelson
chapter 64 19:05 Lu par Kirsten Nelson
chapter 65 20:47 Lu par Kirsten Nelson
chapter 66 9:01 Lu par Laurie Anne Walden
chapter 67 7:17 Lu par Laurie Anne Walden
chapter 68 27:20 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 69 34:30 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 70 17:08 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 71 24:11 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 72 27:19 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 73 43:39 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 74 23:03 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 75 9:36 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 76 22:27 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 77 22:37 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 78 37:41 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 79 13:42 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 80 39:52 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 81 12:42 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 82 14:21 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 83 26:03 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 84 18:56 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 85 39:37 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 86 39:50 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 87 15:11 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 88 19:19 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 89 19:08 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 90 37:32 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 91 41:47 Lu par Roxanna Nazari
chapter 92 37:59 Lu par Roxanna Nazari

Critiques

long twisting path


(5 stars)

the readers all did a good job. the book has a few different readers, but they all do a fine job with the characters and quality of sound. there are two chapters where the characters speak in french and it is not clear what was discussed. those two spots are critical to understanding the story! i found the text online for the book with a translation in the footnotes, free. this is a LONG story and at about chapter 14 i thought it was ending and them was shocked to find out it had barely begun. there are many twists and revelations that keep you interested. there is one VERY long discussion on suicide/religion that was so tedious i gave up and fast forwarded because it contained no information related to the story, just something the writer must have had strong feelings about. this book is a romance SECOND and a mystery first. who is she? where is she from? why is she hiding? why does she refuse help from handsome young men?

just started listening


(0 stars)

after several chapters i stopped listening. it just seemed like a bunch of unnecessary craziness. i can only predict that the lady incognito had good reason to be so. what i could never understand why the british writers were "so into "lily white"skin" when Wilberforce and other abolitionists fought against enslavement of Africans in the late 18th and early 19th century and did win their cause. It seems that Frances Burney was concerned with independent aristocratic women. Mary Wollstonecraft towers over Burney as from the poor on up, womens rights advocate and social reformer. btw, is there a way to just delete this "review"?

Loved it!


(5 stars)

Amazing book and beautifully narrated 👌 I’m sad that Frances Burney hasn’t written any more novels for me to read or listen to (this being the fourth and last that I enjoyed), but they seem to be each better than the former If you like this type of novels, this one’s a gem

Too long but good.


(3.5 stars)

The story was very good and it ended well, however for my personal taste it took way too long to get to the end of the story. It had a good summation but I would have liked to hear more of the fate of some of the characters at the end.

long but worth the wait


(4.5 stars)

This was a very long book full of many twists and turns. There were many times I would want it over, then I would get sucked back in to the story. It was great! It was long but worth the wait. Read on!

Great book!


(5 stars)

All the readers did a great job. what an intense book. There are many plays upon feminism & masulinism which are really interesting to hear. Very long book, but well worth the pay off.


(5 stars)

roxanna nazari did such an excellent job reading the majority of this text - even during long back and forth conversations with no dialogue tags, her voicing was subtlety differentiated

Very Good rendition


(5 stars)

Delightful rendition. There are just a few parts in French, but it doesn’t disturb the listeners’ ability to understand the plot if they don’t know French.