
Beau Geste
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Narrated by:
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David Case
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By:
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Percival Wren
A flashback then unravels the mystery of the three English Geste brothers. The three Geste brothers, orphaned early in life, are raised by an aunt. Their raucous youths are filled with the literature of adventure and ritualized horseplay centered around these myths and legends. So when the family's prized Blue Water sapphire turns up missing, each of the young men confesses to being the thief in order to protect the others and one by one they head off to join the French Foreign Legion. The three brothers meet up in the deserts of Africa where they fall under the command of the malevolent Sergeant Lejaune. Not content to merely be a martinet, Lejaune sets his sights on stealing the jewel, which rumor holds to be in the brothers' possession. Meanwhile, the unruly troops he commands are planning a mutiny and the marauding Tauregs pin this badly outnumbered and bitterly divided unit of Legionnaires at Fort Zinderneuf. The ensuing drama plays itself out as the French forces battle overwhelming odds. Ultimately, only a handful of men survive to discover the truth behind the Blue Water's disappearance.
A classic, rip-roaring tale of adventure!
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Editorial reviews
Percival Wren's much-loved Beau Geste follows three brothers who join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa, only to find themselves under the command of a real terror. In the scorching desert heat, adventures ensue. David Case's performance is in a league of its own. He plays the characters so convincingly that it sounds as if he were many actors. Case creates perfect voices and accents for each line of dialogue. Clearly, he has fun sharing Wren's story with great aplomb.
The story moves along very nicely, the characters are well formed and you really get to like them all.
The ending was quite a surprise.
Very Good
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David Case and High Adventure
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Wow! Fun
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Nonetheless it was not a bad book.
Adventurous and the height of ridiculousness
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Outstanding Ear Candy
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Sleeper
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great
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So, it's a good book. But this reading is exceptional. The reader captures all the excitement and wit of the original—and perhaps intensifies them. He does the characters' voices brilliantly. (I don't even mind his version of "American" as the British heard it.) He is always perfectly clear and the pace never drags.
Warning: this is an adventure story written when attitudes toward imperialism and racial difference were not what they are today. If you cannot enjoy a good story while bracketing ideas you would not express yourself, this is not the book for you.
Prefect Reading of a Ripping Good Yarn!
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Running away to join the legion
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Cheerio.
Old-fashioned but fairly enjoyable.
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