Audiobooks by D.K. Broster

Wonder Of Women - The Weird Stories - Volume 1

Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many. In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on wealth and birthright but for the overwhelming majority your lot was to fall in with the rules and do as you were told. Many did.But whilst male society sought to place obstacles in the path to equality, it could not deny their literary talents, which many times they circumvented by using male pseudonyms. However, the soaring sales of magazines and periodicals during the Victorian Age meant they had voracious appetites for literature, whatever the sex of its gender.Dozens of authors appeared to fill the need. Narratives had new ideas. Characters were emboldened by societal changes and the female voice taking responsibility.The women included here are talents that dazzle. Put them up against anyone and they rise to the top. Whether they remain with an avid readership today or faded to obscurity with the passing of the times their quality remains undimmed. 1 - Women of Wonder - The Weird Stories - Volume 1 - An Introduction2 - A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf3 - The Green Bowl by Sarah Orne Jewett4 - The Cold Embrace by Mary Elizabeth Braddon5 - The Eyes by Edith Wharton6 - Hodge by Elinor Mordaunt7 - The Weird of the Walfords by Louisa Baldwin8 - Decay by Marjorie Bowen9 - A Dreamer by Barbara Baynton10 - Let Loose by Mary Cholmondeley.wav11 - Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched by May Sinclair12 - When the Devil Was Well by Gertrude Atherton13 - With & Without Buttons by Mary Butts14 - Couching at the Door by D K Broster15 - The Open Door - Part 1 by Margaret Oliphant16 - The Open Door - Part 2 by Margaret Oliphant

Barbara Baynton, D.K. Broster, Edith Wharton, Elinor Mordaunt, Gertrude Atherton, Louisa Baldwin, Margaret Oliphant, Marjorie Bowen, Mary Butts, Mary Cholmondeley, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, May Sinclair, Sarah Orne Jewett, Virginia Woolf (Author), Elliot Fitzpatrick, Laurel Lefkow, Lisa Bowerman (Narrator)

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The Flight of the Heron

It is 1745 and the Jacobite rebellion is on the rise. Ewen Cameron, a principled young Scottish Highlander, is destined and honoured to serve Bonnie Prince Charlie, the young Pretender, and to help the "rightful King" ascend to the British throne. Major Keith Windham is a career soldier with the English Army - seemingly the antithesis of Ewen. He is jaded, worldly and loyal to the Crown but, ultimately, an outsider. Their fates are linked inextricably when a highland prophecy tells Ewen that the flight of a heron will predict five meetings with an Englishman who will cause him much harm but also render a great service. Ewen is sceptical, but the prophecy proves true when he meets Englishman Keith Windham - and a gripping tale of adventure, danger, and true and lasting friendship is set into motion. Both are men who are willing to die for their honour and their beliefs. Each is on an opposing side. But who will emerge the victor? With action, historical adventure and lyrical descriptions of the Scottish Highlands, The Flight of the Heron is sure to appeal to fans of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series and Peter May's Lewis trilogy.

D.K. Broster (Author), Peter Forbes (Narrator)

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The Gleam in the North: The sequel to the Flight of the Heron

The Gleam in the North - a sequel to The Flight of the Heron Set six years after the bloody conflict of Culloden, The Gleam in the North sees Ewen Cameron living back in his ancestral home in the Highlands with his beautiful wife Alison and their two small sons. They are delighted by a surprise visit from Alison's brother Hector, on leave from his regiment in France. But Hector's visit is not all it seems. He is on a secret mission for the young Pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie, but before he can deliver a vital coded letter to a fellow Jacobite, he is attacked on a lonely Highland road and left for dead. After regaining consciousness, he discovers that the incriminating letter is missing. Who has stolen it and why? And how did they know he was carrying it? Meanwhile, Ewen's kinsman, Doctor Archibald Cameron, has returned to the Highlands to seek further financial support for the Jacobite cause, knowingly putting himself and anyone associated with him in mortal danger. A notorious supporter of Bonnie Prince Charlie, he is an outlaw in his own country and the English Army are determined to find and arrest him for treason - for which the penalty is death. Ewen is once again swept up into a thrilling adventure as he attempts to save his cousin Archie and to unravel the mystery regarding Hector's stolen letter. Could the two be connected? But who can he really trust, when it seems certain that there is a spy working for the English Government within his own trusted circle of family and friends? With action, historical adventure and lyrical descriptions of the Scottish Highlands, The Gleam in the North is sure to appeal to fans of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series and Peter May's Lewis trilogy.

D.K. Broster (Author), Peter Forbes (Narrator)

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The Dark Mile: The final book in the Flight of the Heron trilogy

The Dark Mile - the final instalment of D.K. Broster's Jacobite trilogy - a sequel to The Flight of the Heron and The Gleam in the North. Two years have passed since the tragic events of The Gleam in the North and Ewen Cameron's wife Alison is awaiting the birth of their third child in Ardroy while Ewen visits his cousin Ian Stewart at his great Uncle Alexander's home at Ivernacree. Ian is now heir to the estate, having lost his older brother Alan at Culloden, where they were betrayed by their archenemy, Campbell of Cairns. Ian is under pressure from his father to marry and secure an heir. But he can't forget the old prophecy from a spae-woman about how he will fall in love with "a woman who is not what she seemed". Fate intervenes when Ian comes to the rescue of an elderly man and his beautiful daughter, Olivia, who has been injured in a coaching accident. Ian offers them a warm welcome at his home while Olivia recuperates. Captivated by the girl, Ian is distraught when he discovers her true identity: Beautiful, charming Olivia is a Campbell, daughter of the despised traitor, Campbell of Cairns - which means she can never be his. Back at Ardroy, Ewen has problems of his own as the mendacious Finlay MacPhair is back in the Highlands and intent on wreaking revenge and making mischief for Ewen in return for more English gold. The Dark Mile is a gripping, romantic tale of star-crossed lovers, deceit, treachery, vengeance and - ultimately - redemption. It brings the thrilling tales from The Flight of the Heron and The Gleam in the North to a satisfying and gripping conclusion. With action, historical adventure and lyrical descriptions of the Scottish Highlands, The Dark Mile, the final book in the trilogy is sure to appeal to fans of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series and Peter May's Lewis trilogy.

D.K. Broster (Author), Peter Forbes (Narrator)

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