The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom
Tobias Smollett
Read by Arthur Krolman
You can call me Dr. Fathom. Or Count Fathom. But I'm not who I say I am. And can you blame me? My mother was a soldiers' harlot who pocketed extra loot by wandering through the battlefield stripping the dead and dying of valuables. I don't even know who my father was, except he must have had my handsome looks. People liked looking at me. And people liked how I talked too. Early on, I learned that telling the truth didn't get you the same quick reward as telling them what they wanted to hear, being assiduously charming, dissimulating. In a word, lying. I became good at it. And I became the favorite of a rich Hungarian count who took me in and coaxed his pathetically naïve son to look up to me and learn to be like me. Ha! How I wanted to sell my soul to trade places with Renaldo! I wanted his money. I wanted his beautiful life. I wanted his beautiful wife -- at least for an extra notch on my belt. This is the story of how I went about achieving those things. It was easy, especially at first. Because, to tell the truth, people secretly yearn for tall tales. - Summary by Arthur Krolman (16 hr 33 min)
Chapters
Preface | 9:23 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 1 | 10:15 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 2 | 6:32 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 3 | 7:25 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 4 | 11:29 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 5 | 13:50 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 6 | 9:40 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 7 | 11:15 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 8 | 11:33 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 9 | 8:21 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 10 | 9:02 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 11 | 7:26 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 12 | 12:05 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 13 | 10:39 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 14 | 7:55 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 15 | 13:35 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 16 | 13:34 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 17 | 16:20 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 18 | 9:22 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 19 | 11:00 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 20 | 12:12 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 21 | 9:55 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 22 | 9:30 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 23 | 19:15 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 24 | 17:36 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 25 | 9:30 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 26 | 48:27 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 27 | 9:16 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 28 | 7:55 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 29 | 15:43 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 30 | 9:49 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 31 | 12:16 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 32 | 12:17 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 33 | 13:30 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 34 | 21:43 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 35 | 7:37 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 36 | 10:25 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 37 | 15:55 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 38 | 9:03 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 39 | 16:33 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 40 | 10:12 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 41 | 13:22 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 42 | 11:49 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 43 | 8:05 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 44 | 15:47 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 45 | 12:08 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 46 | 27:34 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 47 | 17:15 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 48 | 12:46 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 49 | 19:49 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 50 | 18:47 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 51 | 19:55 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 52 | 13:04 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 53 | 12:30 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 54 | 11:59 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 55 | 17:16 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 56 | 10:47 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 57 | 11:08 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 58 | 15:38 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 59 | 16:45 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 60 | 23:47 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 61 | 15:46 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 62 | 23:38 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 63 | 21:43 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 64 | 24:39 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 65 | 19:07 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 66 | 28:50 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Chapter 67 | 40:05 | Read by Arthur Krolman |
Reviews
Conrad Meaders
A captivating story with excellent narration. If you enjoy this story, I would also recommend reading the Count of Monty Cristo.
Fayetta
A LibriVox Listener
Arthur has such a pleasant voice that it was fun to listen to this engaging tale.
high camp
katamorrow
This book got me through the flu. Arthur Krolman does a terrific job.
Good!
C. Love
A bit slow in places but worth the listen... reader was excellent