I'd forgotten that the descriptions of people and how they made a picture in your mind were one of the main reasons i loved Margery Allingham many years ago when I was very young. She, Rudyard Kipling and P. G. Wodehouse started off my reading for pleasure...... and I'm glad to say that it's never wavered and I've passed it on to my children and grandchildren
The proof of the story is in the reading. A writer with the power to create living characters, and a prose style that indulges the craving for British period mystery. Fascinating and picturesque.
Nestled along the Adriatic coastline, the kingdom of Averna has suddenly - and suspiciously - become the hottest property in Europe, and Albert Campion is given the task of recovering the long-missing proofs of ownership. His mission takes him from the French Riviera to the sleepy village of Pontisbright, where he meets the flame-haired Amanda Fitton. Her family claim to be the rightful heirs to the principality, and insist on joining Campion's quest. Unfortunately for them, a criminal financier and his heavies are also on the trail - the clock is ticking for Campion and his cohorts to outwit the thugs and solve the mystery of Averna.
The most surreally classist of the original club, entertaining af nonetheless, due to MA's effervescent and easy style, and the engaging interplay between certain pairings. The notion of the charming toff with some sort of special common touch doesn't wear very well at the moment, not Allingham's fault. It is quite interesting to me the way these things are depicted and discussed across Chesterton, Christie, Sayers, Allingham. Only Chesterton overtly challenges the assumptions of class, and then within his particular brand of AngloCatholic socialism. Christie frequently highlights the ironies and tragedies of class as a function of her plots, and hints at deeper social truths without committing too much (until the unfortunate forays into global anti-counterculturalism late in her career) Sayers is as comfortable with classism as Allingham, but much more earnest about it, full of a frankly sinister essentialism about different "kinds of people." Dalgliesh may fell a lord, but never would he fell the aristocracy.
A wonderful story that this is, would you consider reading some autobiographies? I have trouble concentrating on all the characters in these whodunits and so often lose the plot when they are presented on an audiobook. With a proper book, you are able to reread a section that doesn't quite make sense at the initial reading. Having to roll back an audiobook can be a bit of a fuff.
By the way for young people who may not know who may listen to this Astrof is a guy that spoke enough in the Bible and other names that were mentioned or spoken of in a sequestered way I’ve been found in the Bible as well it all comes down to knowing how to listen and how to read it isn’t that interesting
For this book ends I want to comment quite exciting slow I’ll start the long and winding road as the fabulous force it and we know who those are very British the long and winding road let us through a journey that included the occult I did hear and I did listen a fascination with such things beyond what has always existed a depth of fascination began in the Edwardian. Or people directly sort it out who would have feared it before it became a global sensations so to speak in terms of who really the Anglo American do a world power was Britain and America people were fascinated séance here we heard about blood drinking we know about the vampirism we know about even seeing it through the media through film with films like Dracula now In I know the height of it came to almost an ecstasy among people in a today’s system world people even partake of human flesh I do know spirits and spiritism and people who use the pentagram and other measures of a cold and summoning up demonic as I heard that word used in this book would be a negative to me you’re looking actually to the dark forces to do something what would be the answer that you would get it prior to the time of 1914 when the war took place in heaven you might get a very powerful response they have had limitations placed upon their capability but if you persistent insist on calling it out you might get a veryPowerful response that’s just the way it is they do have some power but you have to invest yourself in it the negative sensibility of it can be very powerful and when it’s a harming power that comes about we know what that means but people in this day and time I’ve come to a love of such things we know we see it in the media all around us if we partake of such things now do we fear or we have to be afraid I wasn’t afraid to hear you all brake release that it’s not something I normally do I did it for a reason so she would know that I understand and I understand what’s happening and now how people feel about blood drinking how people feel about even eating of human flesh and not just farmed baby flash let me tell you some human sacrifices have been going on that means letting someone be born and then taking their life that’s a whole Nother levelOh she’s crazy oh no because you all know it’s the truth and when you know the truth the truth will set you free this was well written but when I said the long and winding road I meant you had to be paying attention and listening to follow the store because they did have some people interspersing parts of the story but the basic conceptualization and writing of the original author is there to be enjoyed the cold I could do without that I listen for a reason so if I listen to you say I understand what was there and you could say Jolynn understands what is now
I adore these stories, and this reader's absolutely hypnotic storytelling!
Thank you for this.What excellent narration!
Great story, reader and absolutely hilarious! Thank you!
Love these very old detective novels. Thank you
I cannot imagine anyone else reading these stories, he reads them so perfectly.
Who is the reader??
@Janet Caterina. It’s Frances Mathews (or possibly Francis)!
@@JanetCaterina bug b.
Definitely Francis, Frances would be the way it's spelled for a woman's name.@@NannyOggins
I'd forgotten that the descriptions of people and how they made a picture in your mind were one of the main reasons i loved Margery Allingham many years ago when I was very young. She, Rudyard Kipling and P. G. Wodehouse started off my reading for pleasure...... and I'm glad to say that it's never wavered and I've passed it on to my children and grandchildren
This is my absolute favourite allingham story. Thanks for uploading it.
Luv luv. Enjoyed very much. Lovely voive. South africa.
One of the most exciting of the Allingham novels!
The proof of the story is in the reading. A writer with the power to create living characters, and a prose style that indulges the craving for British period mystery. Fascinating and picturesque.
Such an enjoyable listen 👍
Thank you !
I wish there was a way to like it many times ..
A masterpiece, thank you so much.
love these books well read thank you
Read them all. Great to hear them all. New York.
You are sir the veritable pineapple of your race
Narrator Francis Matthews
Fantastic narration!
Excellent voice
Any chance of finding ‘The white cottage murders’? Many tx
Nestled along the Adriatic coastline, the kingdom of Averna has suddenly - and suspiciously - become the hottest property in Europe, and Albert Campion is given the task of recovering the long-missing proofs of ownership.
His mission takes him from the French Riviera to the sleepy village of Pontisbright, where he meets the flame-haired Amanda Fitton. Her family claim to be the rightful heirs to the principality, and insist on joining Campion's quest. Unfortunately for them, a criminal financier and his heavies are also on the trail - the clock is ticking for Campion and his cohorts to outwit the thugs and solve the mystery of Averna.
Just lovely!
Aaaaarrrrggghhhh, my version has no ending
The most surreally classist of the original club, entertaining af nonetheless, due to MA's effervescent and easy style, and the engaging interplay between certain pairings. The notion of the charming toff with some sort of special common touch doesn't wear very well at the moment, not Allingham's fault.
It is quite interesting to me the way these things are depicted and discussed across Chesterton, Christie, Sayers, Allingham. Only Chesterton overtly challenges the assumptions of class, and then within his particular brand of AngloCatholic socialism. Christie frequently highlights the ironies and tragedies of class as a function of her plots, and hints at deeper social truths without committing too much (until the unfortunate forays into global anti-counterculturalism late in her career) Sayers is as comfortable with classism as Allingham, but much more earnest about it, full of a frankly sinister essentialism about different "kinds of people." Dalgliesh may fell a lord, but never would he fell the aristocracy.
How dare writers write about their own time and not predict the future and it's expectations.😁
A wonderful story that this is, would you consider reading some autobiographies? I have trouble concentrating on all the characters in these whodunits and so often lose the plot when they are presented on an audiobook.
With a proper book, you are able to reread a section that doesn't quite make sense at the initial reading. Having to roll back an audiobook can be a bit of a fuff.
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By the way for young people who may not know who may listen to this Astrof is a guy that spoke enough in the Bible and other names that were mentioned or spoken of in a sequestered way I’ve been found in the Bible as well it all comes down to knowing how to listen and how to read it isn’t that interesting
I'm really sorry but I don't understand. If you could add some punctuation it may help...
Trust me, punctuation wouldn't help in the least. Sounds like this person must be on drugs.
For this book ends I want to comment quite exciting slow I’ll start the long and winding road as the fabulous force it and we know who those are very British the long and winding road let us through a journey that included the occult I did hear and I did listen a fascination with such things beyond what has always existed a depth of fascination began in the Edwardian. Or people directly sort it out who would have feared it before it became a global sensations so to speak in terms of who really the Anglo American do a world power was Britain and America people were fascinated séance here we heard about blood drinking we know about the vampirism we know about even seeing it through the media through film with films like Dracula now In I know the height of it came to almost an ecstasy among people in a today’s system world people even partake of human flesh I do know spirits and spiritism and people who use the pentagram and other measures of a cold and summoning up demonic as I heard that word used in this book would be a negative to me you’re looking actually to the dark forces to do something what would be the answer that you would get it prior to the time of 1914 when the war took place in heaven you might get a very powerful response they have had limitations placed upon their capability but if you persistent insist on calling it out you might get a veryPowerful response that’s just the way it is they do have some power but you have to invest yourself in it the negative sensibility of it can be very powerful and when it’s a harming power that comes about we know what that means but people in this day and time I’ve come to a love of such things we know we see it in the media all around us if we partake of such things now do we fear or we have to be afraid I wasn’t afraid to hear you all brake release that it’s not something I normally do I did it for a reason so she would know that I understand and I understand what’s happening and now how people feel about blood drinking how people feel about even eating of human flesh and not just farmed baby flash let me tell you some human sacrifices have been going on that means letting someone be born and then taking their life that’s a whole Nother levelOh she’s crazy oh no because you all know it’s the truth and when you know the truth the truth will set you free this was well written but when I said the long and winding road I meant you had to be paying attention and listening to follow the store because they did have some people interspersing parts of the story but the basic conceptualization and writing of the original author is there to be enjoyed the cold I could do without that I listen for a reason so if I listen to you say I understand what was there and you could say Jolynn understands what is now
Why preach commenting here? Not that your rambling is understandable
Good grief. What a load of twaddle.
Like reading James Joyce "Ulysses "