Troy Chimneys
Margaret Kennedy
“Tense, touching, human, dire, and funny” (Elizabeth Bowen): a Regency novel like none before or since.
Troy Chimneys purports to be the private memoirs of Miles Lufton, a minor politician of Regency-era Britain. In them he recounts, with tongue partially in cheek, the battle between the two sides of his personality: the man of sensibility versus the ruthless social climber. But as he charms his way into love and power, the duel threatens to destroy him.
In Margaret Kennedy’s later novels, Anita Brookner observed, “virtue does not triumph, patience is not rewarded, people do not receive . . . their just deserts.” A tragicomic confession, by a hero worthy of Jane Austen, Troy Chimneys is the apogee of Kennedy’s late style.
Duration - 8h 19m.
Author - Margaret Kennedy.
Narrator - Maximilian Macdonald.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Copyright - © 1953 Margaret Kennedy ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
“Tense, touching, human, dire, and funny” (Elizabeth Bowen): a Regency novel like none before or since. Troy Chimneys purports to be the private memoirs of Miles Lufton, a minor politician of Regency-era Britain. In them he recounts, with tongue partially in cheek, the battle between the two sides of his personality: the man of sensibility versus the ruthless social climber. But as he charms his way into love and power, the duel threatens to destroy him. In Margaret Kennedy’s later novels, Anita Brookner observed, “virtue does not triumph, patience is not rewarded, people do not receive . . . their just deserts.” A tragicomic confession, by a hero worthy of Jane Austen, Troy Chimneys is the apogee of Kennedy’s late style. Duration - 8h 19m. Author - Margaret Kennedy. Narrator - Maximilian Macdonald. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023. Copyright - © 1953 Margaret Kennedy ©.
Language:
English
Prologue 1879
Duration:00:38:34
The Life of Miles Lufton
Duration:00:46:58
Ludovic
Duration:00:55:46
Mrs Ned
Duration:01:04:11
Chapter 7
Duration:00:49:17
Captain Dawson
Duration:00:32:06
Lady Amersham
Duration:01:01:20
The Lufton Papers (Concluded)
Duration:00:42:58
Miss Audley
Duration:00:57:00
Manet Sors Tertia
Duration:00:50:56
End_Credits.mp3
Duration:00:00:21