A Court at Constantinople
Anthony Earth
Constantinople, 1859.
It is dangerous for lawyers and lovers when civilisations clash.
Under coercion, James Bingham, a struggling English barrister, joins Her Britannic Majesty's Supreme Consular Court at Constantinople. Osman Mehmed, a brilliant Turkish law student, loathes the British court, but the Ottoman government orders him to work with it on legal reform. Angry about injustices that women suffer, Rosamund Colborne initiates a relationship with James to escape a grim future dictated by her ruthless father.
The court's cases and the courtship's twists intertwine the fates of Mehmed, James, and Rosamund and force each to question what love and justice mean. With the Ottoman and British empires increasingly at odds, power, prejudice, and passions endanger the court's mission, the heart's desires, and the relationship between the European and Islamic civilisations.
At this precarious moment, a brutal crime threatens to destroy what law and affection have created. The trial reveals shocking secrets, and its violent end rouses courage by Rosamund, James, and Mehmed to see justice done and love prevail.
Duration - 9h 16m.
Author - Anthony Earth.
Narrator - Gill Mills.
Published Date - Monday, 02 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2023 Anthony Earth ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Constantinople, 1859. It is dangerous for lawyers and lovers when civilisations clash. Under coercion, James Bingham, a struggling English barrister, joins Her Britannic Majesty's Supreme Consular Court at Constantinople. Osman Mehmed, a brilliant Turkish law student, loathes the British court, but the Ottoman government orders him to work with it on legal reform. Angry about injustices that women suffer, Rosamund Colborne initiates a relationship with James to escape a grim future dictated by her ruthless father. The court's cases and the courtship's twists intertwine the fates of Mehmed, James, and Rosamund and force each to question what love and justice mean. With the Ottoman and British empires increasingly at odds, power, prejudice, and passions endanger the court's mission, the heart's desires, and the relationship between the European and Islamic civilisations. At this precarious moment, a brutal crime threatens to destroy what law and affection have created. The trial reveals shocking secrets, and its violent end rouses courage by Rosamund, James, and Mehmed to see justice done and love prevail. Duration - 9h 16m. Author - Anthony Earth. Narrator - Gill Mills. Published Date - Monday, 02 January 2023. Copyright - © 2023 Anthony Earth ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:08
Part I: Preliminary Examination
Duration:00:00:42
Chapter 1: A Proposition
Duration:00:15:04
Chapter 2: Ottoman Voices
Duration:00:14:45
Chapter 3: Build an Empire, Burn a Wig
Duration:00:37:20
Chapter 4: Dinner at the British Embassy
Duration:00:13:35
Chapter 5: Something Happened
Duration:00:10:34
Chapter 6: Serendipity
Duration:00:19:46
Chapter 7: R v. Sinclair
Duration:00:51:08
Chapter 8: The Lord's Work
Duration:00:26:59
Chapter 9: St. George and the Druidess
Duration:00:33:29
Part II: Cross-Examination
Duration:00:00:46
Chapter 10: The Sultan's Ball
Duration:00:19:21
Chapter 11: Law and Order
Duration:00:07:06
Chapter 12: Glove with a Pearl Button
Duration:00:10:10
Chapter 13: Perchance
Duration:00:13:57
Chapter 14: For What?
Duration:00:22:28
Chapter 15: Stone Turbans
Duration:00:08:45
Chapter 16: Forgiveness
Duration:00:10:19
Chapter 17: Freely
Duration:00:17:13
Chapter 18: Untouchable
Duration:00:11:09
Chapter 19: The Gift
Duration:00:27:29
Chapter 20: R v. Osman Mehmed
Duration:00:16:29
Part III: Verdict
Duration:00:00:36
Chapter 21: Secret Ruin
Duration:00:10:08
Chapter 22: Jerusalem
Duration:00:09:56
Chapter 23: Bon Mots
Duration:00:17:05
Chapter 24: Body and Soul
Duration:00:09:14
Chapter 25: Sovereignty
Duration:00:21:14
Chapter 26: A Turk, A Mahomedan
Duration:00:08:02
Chapter 27: Compromise
Duration:00:19:05
Chapter 28: A Mystery
Duration:00:28:08
Chapter 29: Conviction
Duration:00:09:21
Chapter 30: That Morning When
Duration:00:13:56
Chapter 31: Another Boy, Another Girl
Duration:00:05:02
Chapter 32: West and East
Duration:00:10:46
Author's Note
Duration:00:05:19
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:15