Peccavi
E. W. Hornung
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
How does a man who as committed a heavy sin — not a crime, but a sin with terrible consequences — atone for his behaviour? What if the man is a priest of the Church of England? That is the central question of E. W. Hornung’s Peccavi (I have sinned). The Rev. Robert Carlton, rector of the rural parish of Long Stow, now finds not only his parishioners turned against him, but also his patron Wilton Gleed, for under English ecclesiastical law’s allowance of advowson, a patron (usually a notable) could in effect name a particular clergyman to a church living, or benefice, under his control. What the patron could not do, however, was to eject a rector from his church and his rectory; that was a matter for the local bishop, not him. ( Nicholas Clifford) (11 hr 11 min)
Chapters
Dust to Dust | 16:59 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Chief Mourner | 10:34 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
A Confession | 20:04 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Midsummer Night | 28:21 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Man Alone | 11:12 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Fire | 24:32 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Sinner's Prayer | 19:10 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Lord of the Manor | 20:26 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
A Duel Begins | 17:24 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Letter of the Law | 24:31 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Labour of Hercules | 16:30 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
A Fresh Discovery | 9:24 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Devices of a Castaway | 10:09 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Last Resort | 22:39 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
His Own Lawyer | 18:15 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
End of the Duel | 39:52 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Three Weeks and a Night | 11:46 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Night's Work | 25:36 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The First Winter | 35:49 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Way of Peace | 34:01 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
At the Flint House | 21:47 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
A Little Child | 19:48 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Design and Accident | 24:59 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Glamour and Rue | 23:52 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Signs of Change | 14:52 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
A Very Few Words | 12:33 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
An Escape | 18:39 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Turning Tide | 22:02 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
A Haven of Hearts | 23:14 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Woman's Hour | 26:37 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Advent Eve | 19:50 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
The Second Time | 11:33 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Sanctuary | 14:59 | Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) |
Reviews
An Excellent Tale
jbrown
Mr. Clifford sets the perfect tone for this story with his flawless narration. We hold our clergy to the highest of standards and yet, like us, they are mere human. The reverberations of sin across many lives is told here. Is there any chance for redemption. I highly recommend “Peccavi”. It is a tale that will leave you a fan of E. W. Hornung.
Too meandering
Shelly
An interesting idea. I found that it dragged out with characters only sketchily formed and their personal stories which had little or nothing to do with the main idea, My credulity was tried by the way the main character took on completely alien tasks and succeeded straight away
Very good
potuc
Interesting story, very very good reader. Hopefully Mr. Clifford is in a better place now, far away from this flawed Earth.
great reader
Nat
I don’t quite understand the title of the book. It was a good read, interesting take on clergy and so on.
Brilliant story, wonderful reading
Sid Ali
I am so glad I came across this masterpiece. Love the character's development.The reading is just perfect!
A LibriVox Listener
An unknown to me, but surprisingly good story, well read.