The Fortunate Youth


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.3 stars; 17 reviews)

Paul is a poor boy who grew up in London, in the household of his mother and stepfather. His journey to greatness is the subject of our story. But his desired success comes at a very high price. (Summary by Stav Nisser) (11 hr 39 min)

Chapitres

01 - Chapter 1 33:09 Lu par DVoice
02 - Chapter 2 24:28 Lu par Kirsty Leishman
03 - Chapter 3 25:40 Lu par Kirsty Leishman
04 - Chapter 4 22:58 Lu par DannyHauger
05 - Chapter 5 36:10 Lu par KarlHenning
06 - Chapter 6 35:41 Lu par Sonali Punja
07 - Chapter 7 28:04 Lu par Sonali Punja
08 - Chapter 8 17:22 Lu par DannyHauger
09 - Chapter 9 42:16 Lu par KarlHenning
10 - Chapter 10 27:47 Lu par Sonali Punja
11 - Chapter 11 37:11 Lu par Sonali Punja
12 - Chapter 12 32:27 Lu par KarlHenning
13 - Chapter 13 39:12 Lu par Sonali Punja
14 - Chapter 14 28:46 Lu par Sonali Punja
15 - Chapter 15 26:33 Lu par Kristel Tretter
16 - Chapter 16 21:29 Lu par KarlHenning
17 - Chapter 17 36:19 Lu par Sonali Punja
18 - Chapter 18 29:26 Lu par Sonali Punja
19 - Chapter 19 23:55 Lu par Kristel Tretter
20 - Chapter 20 30:21 Lu par Sonali Punja
21 - Chapter 21 32:57 Lu par KarlHenning
22 - Chapter 22 33:08 Lu par Sonali Punja
23 - Chapter 23 33:43 Lu par Sonali Punja

Critiques

Worth listening


(3.5 stars)

I gave it three and a half stars for two reasons. Locke seems to me a great writer, however just as in his other stories he assumes everyone speaks several foreign languages. I find this condescending and idiotic. Regarding the readers of this story, I found them uninspiring and their endless string of mispronunciations made me want to scream. But I stuck through it and I did enjoy the story.

An interesting story


(4 stars)

The story overall was good. Sort of fairy tale like in that the poor youth marries a princess type. I enjoyed the story and it is worth listening to. The narration was a challenge but overall most of them did a good job. I really prefer stories that only have one narrator but after awhile you get used to the various voices.

oh well


(2 stars)

as fans of librivox, we share a regret at readers who would help this noble endeavor if they would not read...readers who mispronounce countless words and are hard to understand.