Chapter 12

For the time of his story Mr. Parker has chosen the most absorbing period of the romantic eighteenth-century history of Quebec. The curtain rises soon after General Braddock's defeat in Virginia, and the hero, a prisoner in Quebec, curiously entangled in the intrigues of La Pompadour, becomes a part of a strange history, full of adventure and the stress of peril, which culminates only after Wolfe's victory over Montcalm. The material offered by the life and history of old Quebec has never been utilized for the purposes of fiction with the command of plot and incident, the mastery of local color, and the splendid realization of dramatic situations shown in this distinguished and moving romance. The illustrations preserve the atmosphere of the text, for they present the famous buildings, gates, and battle grounds as they appeared at the time of the hero's imprisonment in Quebec. (Summary by D. Appleton and Company, 1896) Cast: Narrator, Captain Lancy, Sir John Godric, Scarat, Mr. Stevens, Officer Kingdon, Sailor, Midshipman: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=5009">Michael Reuss</a> Captain Robert Moray: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=7247">Robert Hoffman</a> Madamoiselle Alixe Duvarney: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6544">Amanda Friday</a> Monsieur Doltaire: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6965">NoelBadrian</a> Gabord: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=4705">Algy Pug</a> General Wolfe, The Surgeon, Bishop: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3595">Martin Geeson</a> Intendant Francois Bigot, Chevalier de la Darante, The Voice: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6535">Ron Altman</a> Intendant Francois Bigot, Servant, Commandant Ramesay, The Intendant's Valet, Bamboir, Sentinal, General Murray: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6754">ToddHW</a> Governor Marquis de Vaudreuil, John Mitchell, Grandfather: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=7061">AllenJohns</a> Voban: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6553">DublinGothic</a> Seigneur Duvarney: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=7079">Chuck Williamson</a> Madame Duvarney, Mathilde, Singers, Mother Superior: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=7218">MJ Franck</a> Marquis de Montcalm: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2825">Ernst Pattynama</a> Babette: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=7138">CaprishaPage</a> Mr. Wainfleet, Women Singers, Farmer's Son: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3157">TriciaG</a> Madame Cournal, Madame Jamond: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=7171">April Gonzales</a> Madame Cournal: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=5888">Tisha Bordon</a> Juste Duvarney, Sailor Jack, Officer: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6689">Tiffany Halla Colonna</a> Jeanie: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=4174">Availle</a> Prophet Man, Officer Legrand: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6511">csjesi1</a> Guard, Jean Labrouk, Sentinal at Gate 1, Sentinal at Gate 2, Sentinal at Chateau St. Louis, Soldier: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6548">Kristingj</a> Audio edited by: ToddHW

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For the time of his story Mr. Parker has chosen the most absorbing period of the romantic eighteenth-century history of Quebec. The curtain rises soon after General Braddock's defeat in Virginia, and the hero, a prisoner in Quebec, curiously entangled in the intrigues of La Pompadour, becomes a part of a strange history, full of adventure and the stress of peril, which culminates only after Wolfe's victory over Montcalm. The material offered by the life and history of old Quebec has never been utilized for the purposes of fiction with the command of plot and incident, the mastery of local color, and the splendid realization of dramatic situations shown in this distinguished and moving romance. The illustrations preserve the atmosphere of the text, for they present the famous buildings, gates, and battle grounds as they appeared at the time of the hero's imprisonment in Quebec. (Summary by D. Appleton and Company, 1896)Cast:Narrator, Captain Lancy, Sir John Godric, Scarat, Mr. Stevens, Officer Kingdon, Sailor, Midshipman: Michael ReussCaptain Robert Moray: Robert HoffmanMadamoiselle Alixe Duvarney: Amanda FridayMonsieur Doltaire: NoelBadrianGabord: Algy PugGeneral Wolfe, The Surgeon, Bishop: Martin GeesonIntendant Francois Bigot, Chevalier de la Darante, The Voice: Ron AltmanIntendant Francois Bigot, Servant, Commandant Ramesay, The Intendant's Valet, Bamboir, Sentinal, General Murray: ToddHWGovernor Marquis de Vaudreuil, John Mitchell, Grandfather: AllenJohnsVoban: DublinGothicSeigneur Duvarney: Chuck WilliamsonMadame Duvarney, Mathilde, Singers, Mother Superior: MJ FranckMarquis de Montcalm: Ernst PattynamaBabette: CaprishaPageMr. Wainfleet, Women Singers, Farmer's Son: TriciaGMadame Cournal, Madame Jamond: April GonzalesMadame Cournal: Tisha BordonJuste Duvarney, Sailor Jack, Officer: Tiffany Halla ColonnaJeanie: AvailleProphet Man, Officer Legrand: csjesi1Guard, Jean Labrouk, Sentinal at Gate 1, Sentinal at Gate 2, Sentinal at Chateau St. Louis, Soldier: KristingjAudio edited by: ToddHW

For the time of his story Mr. Parker has chosen the most absorbing period of the romantic eighteenth-century history of Quebec. The curtain rises soon after General Braddock's defeat in Virginia, and the hero, a prisoner in Quebec, curiously entangled in the intrigues of La Pompadour, becomes a part of a strange history, full of adventure and the stress of peril, which culminates only after Wolfe's victory over Montcalm. The material offered by the life and history of old Quebec has never been utilized for the purposes of fiction with the command of plot and incident, the mastery of local color, and the splendid realization of dramatic situations shown in this distinguished and moving romance. The illustrations preserve the atmosphere of the text, for they present the famous buildings, gates, and battle grounds as they appeared at the time of the hero's imprisonment in Quebec. (Summary by D. Appleton and Company, 1896) Cast: Narrator, Captain Lancy, Sir John Godric, Scarat, Mr. Stevens, Officer Kingdon, Sailor, Midshipman: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=5009" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michael Reuss</a> Captain Robert Moray: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=7247" rel="noopener noreferrer">Robert Hoffman</a> Madamoiselle Alixe Duvarney: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6544" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amanda Friday</a> Monsieur Doltaire: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6965" rel="noopener noreferrer">NoelBadrian</a> Gabord: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=4705" rel="noopener noreferrer">Algy Pug</a> General Wolfe, The Surgeon, Bishop: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3595" rel="noopener noreferrer">Martin Geeson</a> Intendant Francois Bigot, Chevalier de la Darante, The Voice: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6535" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ron Altman</a> Intendant Francois Bigot, Servant, Commandant Ramesay, The Intendant's Valet, Bamboir, Sentinal, General Murray: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6754" rel="noopener noreferrer">ToddHW</a> Governor Marquis de Vaudreuil, John Mitchell, Grandfather: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=7061" rel="noopener noreferrer">AllenJohns</a> Voban: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6553" rel="noopener noreferrer">DublinGothic</a> Seigneur Duvarney: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=7079" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chuck Williamson</a> Madame Duvarney, Mathilde, Singers, Mother Superior: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=7218" rel="noopener noreferrer">MJ Franck</a> Marquis de Montcalm: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=2825" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ernst Pattynama</a> Babette: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=7138" rel="noopener noreferrer">CaprishaPage</a> Mr. Wainfleet, Women Singers, Farmer's Son: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=3157" rel="noopener noreferrer">TriciaG</a> Madame Cournal, Madame Jamond: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=7171" rel="noopener noreferrer">April Gonzales</a> Madame Cournal: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=5888" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tisha Bordon</a> Juste Duvarney, Sailor Jack, Officer: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6689" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tiffany Halla Colonna</a> Jeanie: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=4174" rel="noopener noreferrer">Availle</a> Prophet Man, Officer Legrand: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6511" rel="noopener noreferrer">csjesi1</a> Guard, Jean Labrouk, Sentinal at Gate 1, Sentinal at Gate 2, Sentinal at Chateau St. Louis, Soldier: <a href="http://librivox.org/newcatalog/people_public.php?peopleid=6548" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kristingj</a> Audio edited by: ToddHW

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Chapter 12

Chapter 12